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Hacker who earn 2.2 Crore(Bug hunter)

TECH INTERVIEW: This Indian Hacker Has Earned ₹2.2 Crore By Finding Bugs In Facebook, Twitter, And Other websites Anand Prakash is planning his own cybersecurity startup.   Dungeon Masterl ||Tech News Editor ANAND PRAKASH India has no shortage of software talent. For proof, look no further than security researcher Anand Prakash, who is in news once again for winning  a $5,000 reward from Uber after he pointed out a bug in their software that could have allowed users to take unlimited free rides. This is not the first time that Prakash has won a reward for pointing out a security flaw in a website. Over the years, he has alerted big corporations such as Facebook, Twitter and Google about potentially expensive and risky software loopholes on their websites. HuffPost India  caught up with India's top bug bounty hunter for a chat. Here are edited excerpts from the conversation — How did you get interested in hacking? In 2010, I was in Kota, taking an entrance course there.