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│ │
│ > whoami │
│ DARSH CHATRANI │
│ │
│ > cat /etc/role │
│ CYBER SECURITY ENGINEER │
│ Offensive Security · Defensive Security · AI Security │
│ Penetration Testing · Threat Intelligence · Security Research │
│ │
│ > cat /etc/location │
│ Chennai, India │
│ │
│ > cat /etc/education │
│ B.Tech Computer Science Engineering — Vel Tech University │
│ CGPA: 8.30 / 10 │
│ │
│ > cat /etc/status │
│ AUTHORIZED SECURITY RESEARCH // ACTIVE │
│ │
│ > echo $PHILOSOPHY │
│ "Control is an illusion. But sometimes you need │
│ the illusion to gain control." │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
I don't just look for vulnerabilities. I study the entire attack chain behind them — then I engineer the defense.
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CERTIFIED |
TRYHACKME 3M+ users |
EVENTS / SEC |
190+ TEAMS |
CGPA |
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ OFFENSIVE TOOLKIT │
│ Nmap · Burp Suite · Metasploit · SQLmap · Hydra · Gobuster · Netcat │
│ John the Ripper · Hashcat · Nikto · Aircrack-ng │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ FORENSICS & REVERSE ENGINEERING │
│ Wireshark · Zeek · Ghidra · Volatility · PCAP Analysis │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ DEFENSIVE & MONITORING │
│ Cowrie Honeypot · Fail2Ban · SIEM · Splunk · Log Analysis · Threat Hunt │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ AI & LLM PROVIDERS │
│ OpenAI · Anthropic · Google Gemini · Mistral · Meta Llama · Groq │
│ Cohere · HuggingFace · Together AI · Ollama │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ PLATFORMS │
│ Kali Linux · Parrot OS · Ubuntu · Windows Server/Client │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ FRAMEWORKS & STANDARDS │
│ OWASP Top 10 · MITRE ATT&CK · MITRE ATLAS · NIST CSF · Cyber Kill Chain │
│ Command-and-Control (C2) │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
🛡️ GhostPromptEnterprise AI Runtime Security Platform + 33-engine detection pipeline
+ 12-layer bidirectional inspection
+ 12+ AI providers secured
+ 17+ attack vectors neutralized
+ <15ms interception latency
+ MITRE ATLAS threat mapping
+ 9-framework compliance engine
+ RBAC + signed exports
+ Live SOC dashboard
+ Global Threat Origin Map |
🕵️ DARKLAYRTor Traffic Forensic Correlation Engine + Zeek network telemetry
+ Live PCAP deep inspection
+ ASN intelligence feeds
+ Probabilistic correlation models
+ Network-layer forensic analysis
+ Endpoint deanonymization research
+ Forensic-oriented workflow |
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High-Throughput Threat Intelligence Pipeline + 7 heterogeneous data sources
+ Kafka + REST API + SIEM ingestion
+ 100,000+ events/sec throughput
+ ATT&CK technique mapping
+ Automated threat fingerprinting
+ Unsupervised clustering
+ Thread-safe Python architecture |
Android RF & Network Reconnaissance + Wi-Fi intelligence gathering
+ Bluetooth device discovery
+ IoT signal collection
+ Cellular telemetry capture
+ GPS geolocation tagging
+ Persistent data collection
+ Authorized network mapping |
$ ls -la /systems/classified/ ▸ MORE SECURITY SYSTEMS
| System | Classification | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🔐 Encrypted Keylogger + Flask C2 | RED TEAM |
AES-encrypted keylogging agent with Flask C2 server, remote session management, live keystroke exfiltration, master kill-switch |
| 🕸️ Cowrie Honeypot + Fail2Ban | BLUE TEAM |
Production-grade SSH/Telnet honeypot, automated blocking, real-time attacker IP geolocation, visual threat mapping |
| 📱 Mobile Application Security Assessment | OFFENSIVE |
Static reverse engineering of Android APKs via smali bytecode, exposed API endpoints, broken auth flows, insecure session management |
| ⚡ Trojan Detection — Power Sector | RESEARCH |
Malware detection research for critical infrastructure power-sector software |
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ [ONGOING] INDEPENDENT SECURITY RESEARCHER │
│ ───────────────────────────────────────── │
│ > Investigated real-world WhatsApp Web session-hijacking incident │
│ > Analyzed unauthorized session vectors & enforced termination │
│ > Documented defensive hardening recommendations │
│ │
│ [JUL - OCT 2025] FULL-STACK & ANDROID DEVELOPER INTERN │
│ iYarKai Tech Lab Pvt. Ltd. │
│ ───────────────────────────────────────── │
│ > Engineered web & Android apps with secure backend integration │
│ > Applied OWASP secure coding practices throughout lifecycle │
│ > Identified & remediated backend auth vulnerability pre-production │
│ │
│ [MAY - JUN 2025] CYBER SECURITY INTERN │
│ Elevate Labs | Remote │
│ ───────────────────────────────────────── │
│ > Designed encrypted keylogger with persistence & C2 exfiltration │
│ > Replicated advanced post-exploitation workflows (real threat TTPs) │
│ > Deployed production-grade Cowrie SSH/Telnet honeypot │
│ > Analyzed 50+ intrusion attempts for attacker behavioral profiling │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+ 🥇 1st Place — National Agentic AI Hackathon (190+ teams) | Prize: INR 15,000
+ 🥇 1st Place — ISTE National Paper Presentation, P.S.R Engineering College
+ 🎖️ Finalist — Tamil Nadu Police Hackathon 2025, Cyber Crime Wing
+ 🌍 National Rank 37 — TechXcelerate Hackathon, BITS Pilani Goa Campus
+ 🏆 Top 5% — ODOO × MSU FootPrints'25 National Hackathon
+ 🎯 Shortlisted — Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025
+ 🥉 3rd Place — Vel Tech AptiFind Technical Competition ╔═══════════════╗
║ RECON ║
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║ ENUMERATE ║
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║ EXPLOIT ║
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║ INITIAL ACCESS ║ ║ POST-EXPLOITATION ║
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║ PRIVILEGE ESCALATION ║
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║ PIVOT / LATERAL MOVEMENT ║
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║ CORRELATE & DETECT ║
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║ CONTAIN & HARDEN ║
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ATTACK SURFACE → ATTACK CHAIN → TELEMETRY → DETECTION → HARDENING
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ > cat /etc/education │
│ B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering — Vel Tech University (2023 – Present) │
│ CGPA: 8.30 / 10 │
│ │
│ > cat /etc/languages │
│ English · Hindi · Tamil · Sindhi · Gujarati │
│ │
│ > cat /etc/memberships │
│ IEEE Student Member — Vice Chairperson & Secretary │
│ TryHackMe Premium — Top 7% Global │
│ │
│ > cat /etc/leadership │
│ Spearheaded organization of inter-collegiate hackathons, │
│ technical competitions, and STEM outreach at Vel Tech University │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ "I didn't start hacking because I wanted to break things. │
│ I started because the world was already broken." │
│ │
│ Security fails where comfort begins. │
│ I don't audit checklists. I execute attack chains. │
│ Then I build the walls that stop them. │
│ │
│ Think like an attacker. Engineer like a defender. │
│ │
│ — Darsh Chatrani │
│ │
│ $ connection_terminated │
│ $ session_encrypted │
│ $ goodbye, friend. │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘