Ankit Fadia was born on May 24, 1985 in Coimbatore, India and currently resides in Mumbai, India. He is considered by most Indians as one of best and coolest ethical hacker in India but he is actually mirrored with a lot of controversies and considered by security experts in India as Fake. The website Attrition.org has a detailed page disclosing most of the claims made by Fadia. He runs an over-hyped Ethical Hacking certification in India named after him which is 'Ankit Fadia Certified Ethical Hacker'.