Sai Krishna Kothapalli

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Sai Krishna Kothapalli is a cybersecurity researcher based in Hyderabad.[1][2]

Professional career[edit]

Through an initiative named Bug Bounty, he assisted the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, in establishing a bounty for ethical hackers to improve its cybersecurity.[2][3]

In several data breaches, according to Kothapalli, several employees of sensitive organisations including the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Indian Space Research Organisation, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre had their official email credentials stolen.[4]

In 2016, he reported a severe cyber security vulnerability in the state-owned telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) which contained vital details about every BSNL employee and was later resolved by BSNL[5]

In 2020, Kothapalli was able to see, change, and erase the classified personal information of thousands of patients across India.[6]

In 2021, he detected a vulnerability in the National Voters Service Portal (NVSP) through which hackers could get phone numbers associated with Election Commission of India-registered voter IDs.[7][8]

Early life[edit]

Sai Krishna Kothapalli is a Computer Science and Engineering graduate from IIT Guwahati.[6] He had worked with the Telangana government as well as other government organisations.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Hackers target Indian government websites, redirect users to IPL betting sites". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Life behind the firewall: What it's like to be an ethical hacker today". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  3. ↑ Standard. "IIT-Guwahati launches programme to boost cybersecurity". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Researcher finds email accounts of top government officials 'compromised'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  5. ↑ "BSNL cyber security could have been fixed two years ago". Business Today. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Another Indian pharmaceutical giant reports cybersecurity breach within two weeks of ransomware hack on Dr Reddy's". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  7. ↑ "IFF explains: An Election Commission vulnerability that could expose your phone number!". Internet Freedom Foundation. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  8. ↑ "Researcher finds security flaw in voter database". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  9. ↑ "Researcher Found Loophole by Which to Send SMSes From Government IDs". Gadgets 360. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
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