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CBSE ‘hack’, IIT gig and US recognition: Nisarga Adhikary’s incredible year at 19

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CBSE ‘hack’, IIT gig and US recognition: Nisarga Adhikary’s incredible year at 19

On Tuesday, September 22, at 3:15 AM, 19-year-old Nisarga Adhikary was sitting in a Starbucks café at IIT Kanpur. He was startled to receive an email notification from the US Department of Justice, acknowledging his work in discovering a security flaw within their systems. Despite the recognition, Nisarga remains unfazed, stating, "I love to break stuff. Hacking things is a part of me trying to understand how things work."

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