Nisarga Adhikary, a 19-year-old ethical hacker who identified vulnerabilities in CBSE's OSM portal, has been hired by IIT Kanpur as an OSINT and Threat Intelligence Engineer.
Nisarga Adhikary is an ethical hacker
Jun 11, 2026
12:28 pm
What's the storyNisarga Adhikary, a 19-year-old ethical hacker, has been hired by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.
He was hired by the institute's cybersecurity hub, C3iHub, as an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Threat Intelligence Engineer.
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