Ashish Dhone — CTO
$(whoami) █► Ashish Arun Dhone $(Bio) ♦ Offensive Security Lead at Mindpool Technologies ♦ Ex: Cyber Security Consultant at Emirates NBD , Dubai ♦ Ex: Cyber Security Expert at Entel S.A. Chile ♦ Ex : Lead Penetration Tester at Persistent Systems. ♦ Independent Security Researcher at Synack, Hackerone, Bugcrowd and Yogosha. $(CVEs) ♦ CVE-2025-49546 - Improper Access Control in Adobe ColdFusion ♦ CVE-2021-37999 - UXSS in Google Chrome ♦ CVE-2021-31832 - Stored XSS in McAfee DLP ♦ CVE-2020-35745 - Privilege Escalation- Unauthenticated access to Admin Portal in PHPGurukul ♦ CVE-2020-25925 - Reflected XSS in IceWarp WebClient $(HONORS & AWARDS) ♦ MSRC 2025 Q2 Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2025 Q1 Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2024 Q4 Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2024 Q3 Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2024 - MVR - Most Valuable Security Researcher Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2024 Q2 Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2024 Q1 Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2023 Q3 Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2023 - MVR - Most Valuable Security Researcher Leaderboard ♦ MSRC 2023 - Q1 Leaderboard ♦ Black Hat MEA 2023 CTF Finalist - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ♦ National Crime Record Bureau - Ministry of Home Affairs India - CCTNS Bug Bounty Winner ♦ Top 120's in World at Google Hacker's Ranking. ♦ Black Hat MEA 2022 Speaker and CTF Finalist - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The only Indian team to qualify for the CTF finals, and I was leading the team as a Captain also my research was selected in the call for papers at Black Hat MEA and I was invited as a Speaker. ♦ BOUNTYCON – FACEBOOK & GOOGLE selected all over Asia region at Facebook’s HQ in Singapore. ♦ Acknowledged, Rewarded and listed in “HACKER’S HALL OF FAME" For Finding Several Security Flaws in, ✔ Google ✔ Apple ✔ Microsoft ✔ Facebook ✔ Shopify ✔ Gitlab ✔ AT&T ✔ Western Union ✔ Paytm ✔ Swiggy and several other 300+ Top Fortune Companies. $(Certifications) ♦ Altered Security - Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP) ♦ EC-COUNCIL - Licensed Penetration Tester LPT (Master) ♦ EC-COUNCIL - Certified Penetration Testing Professional (CPENT) ♦ Web Application Penetration Tester eXtreme - eWPTX v2.0 ♦ EC-COUNCIL - Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) ♦ EC-COUNCIL - Digital Forensic Essential (DFE) ♦ EC-COUNCIL - Certified Ethical Hacker Master (CEH Practical) ♦ EC-COUNCIL - Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE) ♦ EC-COUNCIL - Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v10)
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cyber Security Expert with extensive experience in vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 9 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Cyber Security
- Penetration Testing
Career Highlights
- Top Bug Bounty Hunter for major tech companies.
- Multiple CVEs reported in high-profile applications.
- Recognized as Most Valuable Security Researcher.
Work Experience
Mindpool Technologies Ltd.
Offensive Security Lead (1 yr 2 mos)
Emirates NBD
Cyber Security Consultant (9 mos)
Yogosha
Security Hunter (2 yrs 7 mos)
Entel
Cyber Security Expert (9 mos)
Persistent Systems
Lead Penetration Tester (1 yr 2 mos)
Senior Information Security Analyst (2 mos)
Information Security Analyst (1 yr 7 mos)
Hack The Box
Penetration Tester (5 yrs)
Synack Red Team
Security Researcher (4 yrs 3 mos)
Apple
Bug Bounty Hunter (6 yrs 2 mos)
Bug Bounty Hunter (7 yrs 2 mos)
Bugcrowd
Independent Security Researcher (7 yrs 9 mos)
HackerOne
Independent Security Researcher (7 yrs 11 mos)
International Institute of Information Technology, Pune Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune 411057
Student (4 yrs)
Education
Master's degree at EC-Council University
BE - Bachelor of Engineering at International Institute of Information Technology, Pune Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune 411057
VICE CHAIR at ACM MEMBER
CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER at Arizona University Pune
10 and 12 at School Of Scholars, Nagpur
