# Your Personal Data Is Being Used Against You | Ethical Hacker and Entrepreneur Anand Prakash

An episode of [The Prakhar Gupta Xperience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458523731), 9 Oct 2026, 1 h 20 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/f6473d5c/podcast/play/127181297/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-9%2F433782328-44100-2-765a9732a0857.mp3

Welcome to PGX: #220PGX: Raw & Real is simple. I sit with people who’ve lived through something and/or made it big.This isn’t meant to be inspiration or a template for life (for that, you can check out PGX Ideas).This space is different. It’s their story, as they experienced it.In this episode, I spoke to Anand Prakash, an ethical hacker and cybersecurity entrepreneur who's known for hacking Facebook, Uber and Twitter. Timestamps:00:00 - Trailer01:33 - Intro02:46 - What Can a Hacker Find Out From Your Phone Number?07:24 - How Safe Are We on the Internet?09:39 - From Hacking for Fun to Ethical Hacking13:28 - How He Became One of Facebook's Top Hackers19:07 - How He Became One of Facebook's Top Hackers22:07 - How He Found Bugs in Uber and Twitter26:27 - From Hacking Flipkart to Building His Own Company28:24 - What Happens When Your Personal Data Gets Leaked?30:02 - What Can Hackers Actually Do With Your Data?33:06 - The Truth About the Dark Web34:48 - How AI Is Changing the World of Hacking41:32 - Can Hackers Take Down Critical Infrastructure?46:10 - Can Cyberattacks Disrupt India's Essential Services?49:05 - How Secure Are Government Portals and Your Instagram?53:20 - How Hackers Trick You Into Giving Away Your Data57:23 - Can Someone Really Hack Your Account on Demand?1:12:15 - Can Apps Reveal Everything About You?1:17:03 - The Scams Every Indian Should Know About1:18:45 - Essential Cybersecurity Tips Everyone Should KnowEnjoy.— Prakhar

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