Ashish Dhone
Ashish Dhone
ASHKETCHUM SECURITY
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One-on-one strategy calls with Ashish Arun Dhone — Offensive Security Lead, multi-CVE researcher, Black Hat MEA speaker, and mentor to cyber warriors worldwide.

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Ashish Dhone
MISSION STATEMENT

I help Cyber Warriors develop advanced ethical hacking talents. Join us to become the best Cyber Warrior. 👨‍💻🛡️⚔️

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Microsoft Google Apple Facebook Adobe McAfee Shopify Gitlab AT&T Western Union Paytm Swiggy 500+ Fortune Companies Microsoft Google Apple Facebook Adobe McAfee Shopify Gitlab AT&T Western Union Paytm Swiggy 500+ Fortune Companies
Ashish Dhone
CURRENTLY
Offensive Security Lead
Mindpool Technologies
Independent researcher at Synack · HackerOne · Bugcrowd · Yogosha
// Whoami

Ashish Arun Dhone

Offensive Security Lead, multi-CVE researcher, Black Hat MEA speaker, and one of the top-ranked ethical hackers on Google's leaderboard. Helping organisations and individuals stay ahead of attackers across web, mobile, network and cloud.

// Career Timeline
Offensive Security Lead
Mindpool Technologies · Current
Leading offensive security strategy and red-team operations.
Cyber Security Consultant
Emirates NBD · Dubai
Cyber Security Expert
Entel S.A. · Chile
Lead Penetration Tester
Persistent Systems
Independent Security Researcher
Synack · HackerOne · Bugcrowd · Yogosha
// Disclosures

CVE credits.

Vulnerabilities discovered and responsibly disclosed across major vendors.

CVE-2025-49546Critical
Improper Access Control
Adobe ColdFusion
CVE-2021-37999High
Universal Cross-Site Scripting (UXSS)
Google Chrome
CVE-2021-31832Medium
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
McAfee DLP
CVE-2020-35745High
Privilege Escalation — Unauthenticated Admin Portal Access
PHPGurukul
CVE-2020-25925Medium
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
IceWarp WebClient
// Hall of Fame

Acknowledged by the world's leading companies.

Listed in the security hall of fame for finding several security flaws across these and 500+ Fortune companies.

GoogleAppleMicrosoftFacebookShopifyGitLabAT&TWestern UnionPaytmSwiggy+ 500 more
// Honors & Awards

Recognition that speaks for itself.

MSRC Most Valuable Researcher
2025, 2024 & 2023 — Microsoft Security Response Center
Microsoft BlueHat Speaker 2025
Invited speaker at Microsoft's flagship security conference.
Black Hat MEA 2022 Speaker
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Research selected, CTF Captain (only Indian team to qualify finals).
Top 50 — Microsoft
Ranked among the Top 50 security researchers at Microsoft.
Top 120 World — Google
Among the world's top-ranked hackers on Google's leaderboard.
2025 Q2MSRC Q2 Leaderboard
2025 Q1MSRC Q1 Leaderboard
2024 Q4MSRC Q4 Leaderboard
2024 Q3MSRC Q3 Leaderboard
2025MSRC Most Valuable Researcher Leaderboard
Top 50Microsoft — Top 50 Security Researcher Ranking
2025Microsoft BlueHat Speaker — flagship Microsoft security conference
2024MSRC Most Valuable Researcher Leaderboard
2024 Q2MSRC Q2 Leaderboard
2024 Q1MSRC Q1 Leaderboard
2023 Q3MSRC Q3 Leaderboard
2023MSRC Most Valuable Researcher Leaderboard
2023 Q1MSRC Q1 Leaderboard
2023Black Hat MEA CTF Finalist · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2022Black Hat MEA Speaker & CTF Finalist (Captain, only Indian team in finals)
GovNational Crime Records Bureau (MHA, India) — CCTNS Bug Bounty Winner
Top 120Google Hacker's Ranking — World Top 120
AsiaBountyCon — Facebook & Google · Selected for Asia region (Facebook HQ, Singapore)
HoFHacker's Hall of Fame — Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Shopify, GitLab, AT&T, Western Union, Paytm, Swiggy & 500+ Fortune companies
// Education

Academic foundation.

MASTER'S DEGREE
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
EC-Council University
// Certifications

Nine industry-recognized credentials.

CRTP
Certified Red Team Professional
Altered Security
LPT
Licensed Penetration Tester · Master
EC-Council
CPENT
Certified Penetration Testing Professional
EC-Council
eWPTX
Web App Penetration Tester eXtreme v2.0
eLearnSecurity
CHFI
Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
EC-Council
DFE
Digital Forensic Essentials
EC-Council
CEH
Certified Ethical Hacker · Master (Practical)
EC-Council
EHE
Ethical Hacking Essentials
EC-Council
CEH
Certified Ethical Hacker v10
EC-Council
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