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From hacking his neighborhood's Wi-Fi at 13 to being a co-founder.
This is the story of Ahmed Mardeni, a 23 year old builder and cofounder of WeaveDB
At 13 years old, Mardeni began his tech journey in Syria amidst the turmoil of the civil war. Despite facing dire circumstances, including limited electricity, slow internet, and constant danger of the ongoing wars at the time, he taught himself cybersecurity using YouTube videos.
His first major milestone was hacking his neighborhood’s Wi-Fi network(which isn't very noice haha). While that could have led to illicit activities, Ahmed chose the Path of Ethical Hacking, which earned him small bounty wins on HackerOne and HackBox.
He hacked a major Middle Eastern company, gaining access to thousands of users’ data, but learned a tough lesson on responsible disclosure. Afterwards, he became a penetration tester for an Iraqi firm, securing government apps. 2 replies
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