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25 Apr, 2026
BCA Student Puru Gupta Recognised by Google, Apple, Meta, IBM and NASA An Extraordinary Rise in Cybersecurity
Five leading global tech giants, Google, Apple, Meta, IBM and NASA recognized Puru Gupta, a BCA student at the Doon School of Advanced Computing. He has responsibly identified and reported critical security vulnerabilities across their platforms. His remarkable achievements have brought him official Hall of Fame listings, an official Letter of Appreciation, and bug bounty rewards exceeding USD 2,000.
He reported vulnerabilities in Google’s Chrome OS and Chrome Enterprise systems and received a USD 1,000 bounty, along with a global ranking of #1514 on Google’s Bug Hunter leaderboard. He later identified a Broken Access Control vulnerability in a Google ISP portal and received another USD 500 reward.
Also, he has discovered an encryption-related vulnerability in Apple’s CUPS printing component and secured a place in Apple’s Security Researcher Hall of Fame. Reporting a privacy bypass issue on Instagram gained him recognition by Meta with a USD 500 bounty.
His valid security concern about IBM earned him a listing in the IBM PSIRT Hall of Fame 2024 upon reporting it to the Product Security Incident Response Team. Besides this, NASA acknowledged his responsible disclosure with an official Letter of Appreciation signed by the Senior Agency Information Security Officer.
These remarkable achievements testifies the university’s high-end pedagogy which is boldly reflected in the student’s zealous learning, dedication, and pursuit of excellence.