I've always believed that Process is more important than the result. Result is just the by-product of your process. If you focus on the process and take care of it, you'll eventually get results. ~ M.S Dhoni (Former Indian Captain - GOAT of Cricket)

• I'm Gowtham Naidu Ponnana, an 19y/o Security Researcher based out of 🇮🇳India, - Just a Telugu speaking guy.

• Currently working as "Head of Security" for CryptoForce & PayOnRamp [India's Low-Fee & Fastest Growing Crypto-Trading Platform & On-Off Ramp Solutions Providers]

• Additionally working as "Security Researcher" at TECHFUND Inc - A Japanese StartUp Accelerator & Auditing Platform for both Web2 & Web3 companies.

• Currently holding 38th Position globally on HackenProof & 420th Position globally on Immunefi

• Secured more than 40+ crypto-platforms & 20+ other industry companies

• Speaker at DEFCON Delhi, NullHyd,LPU Symposium 2.0 Conferences.

• Just a dumb ass who loves to play CTFs(Web3 these days) and beat his head around strong codebases & mostly into logical thinking.

And 20+ Crypto-Platforms & 10+ Tech & Non-Tech Companies

• 56% complete for $1B💵 (Secured $500M💵 - $600M💵 from direct exploitation)

Web3 Articles

1. The Possibility of Inflation Attacks - A Deep Dive into ERC4626 Vaults
2. Blockchain Bridges - Part 1 { How Do They Work? } - For Beginners
3. Blockchain Bridges - Part 2 { Technical Overview of Bridges } - Polygon Edition
4. Blockchain Bridges - Part 3 { Common Vulnerabilties & Picky Root Areas } - For Developers & Security Researchers [Coming Soon]
5. From Bits to OPCODES - Detailed Version [Coming Soon]

Web2 Articles: I usually write them on Medium for larger reach

1. How I hacked into a “Hacking Company” — Rare Scenario
2. How I earned $10,000 within the last 7 months — a 17y/o Edition
3. $1000: How I could have Hack any account and become a billionaire overnight👑Top Crypto-Trading Platform
4. P1 Vulnerability: How I chained Logical-Error to Account-Takeover Vulnerability 😈🧑‍💻that No-One said you before😁
5. 500$ Bug: Sensitive Data Exposure to Broken Access Control leads, How I able to take over any account of India’s Biggest College Ever.👨‍💻

1. Interview with Hackenproof - After finding a Critical Bug where the funds at risk were > $400M💵 at the time of reporting
2. Interview with Keep It Real with Shiva YT Channel - Where I spoke about general hacking, scams, crypto, and much more (In my regional language: Telugu)

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