Security Researcher · Maharashtra, India

RITESH EKBOTE_

Bug Hunter · Offensive Security Researcher · CTF Player
#5 India · #21 Global — OffSec Arctic Howl 2025
Securing Zerodha · Nykaa · DTDC and beyond.

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0Bug Bounties Earned
0CTFs Competed
0Best Global Rank
0Flags Captured (HTB)
01.

CTF ACHIEVEMENTS

#5 🇮🇳 · #21 🌍
OffSec Arctic Howl 2025
331 pts · 36 flags · 3,400+ players
4-week threat hunting narrative CTF
#14 🌍 · #2 🇮🇳
AI vs Human CTF — HTB
2-member team · Reverse Eng + Crypto
Dominated global leaderboard
#22 🌍
Black Hat USA CTF 2025
Bugcrowd · Team CyberXoX
Elite global-level competition
#42 🌍
NahamCon 2025
8,127 pts · Team CyberXoX
Representing India on global stage
#140 🌍
HTB Cyber Apocalypse 2025
64/77 challenges · 46,775 pts
8,130+ competing teams worldwide
#19 🌍
Hackorn CTF 2025 Qualifiers
1,940 pts · BSides Noida
Web / Forensics / Crypto / PWN
02.

DISCLOSURES

ritesh@kali:~/disclosures — bash
TargetVulnerabilitySeverityPlatformStatus
Zerodha Information Disclosure P3 Com Olho Rewarded
Nykaa Admin Login Exposure + API Key Leak P3 Com Olho Certificate
BrandMuscle Information Disclosure P4 Com Olho Rewarded
DTDC LinkedIn Broken Link P4 Direct Fixed
Com Olho (Multiple) Web Vulnerabilities Multi Com Olho Rewarded/Certificate
03.

ARSENAL

Offensive Skills
Web Exploitation API Pentesting OSINT Privilege Escalation Reverse Engineering Binary Exploitation Social Engineering
Tools & Frameworks
Burp Suite Metasploit Nmap Postman Ghidra Wireshark Python YARA
Defence & Analysis
Threat Hunting Malware Analysis Digital Forensics Incident Response Log Analysis SIEM
CTF Domains
Cryptography Steganography PWN / Binary Web Forensics Misc OSINT Challenges
04.

CERTIFICATIONS

ACP
API Certified Professional (ACP)
APIsec University · Penetration Testing Badge · 12hr Labs
2024
CNSP
Certified Network Security Professional
The SecOps Group · PentestingExams.com
2024
CIS
Introduction to Cybersecurity
Cisco Networking Academy
2024

LET'S
CONNECT_

Open to bug bounty collabs, penetration testing contracts, security research roles, and CTF team-ups. If you're building something that needs stress-testing — I'm your person.

[LI] linkedin.com/in/ritesh-ekbote [HN] HackerOne Profile [TH] TryHackMe — ritesh8975 [HB] HackTheBox — CyberXoX
contact.sh — bash
$ whoami
ritesh_ekbote — bug hunter & security researcher
$ cat profile.json
{ "name": "Ritesh Ekbote",   "role": "Offensive Security Researcher",   "location": "Maharashtra, India",   "top_rank": "#5 India — OffSec Arctic Howl" }
$ cat status.txt
STATUS: OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES ✓
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