Security Researcher · Coimbatore, India
I focus on application security, cloud security, and AI/LLM security research — finding real vulnerabilities, building defences, and competing in top-tier CTF events with Team Hunter.
Domains
Web application penetration testing, API security research, and vulnerability discovery across modern tech stacks. Active bug bounty hunter on Intigriti — focused on IDOR, broken access control, and business logic flaws.
Cloud infrastructure security with focus on misconfiguration discovery, IAM privilege escalation, and cloud-native attack paths. Researching AWS and GCP security posture and exposure across multi-tenant environments.
Researching security of large language model deployments — prompt injection, jailbreaking, indirect injection via RAG pipelines, and model supply chain threats. Exploring red-teaming methodologies for AI-powered applications.
Research
Hands-on vulnerability research across real-world programs, with a methodical approach to recon and exploitation.
Testing authenticated API endpoints for IDOR and broken access control vulnerabilities in a multi-tenant cloud hosting platform. Focus on horizontal privilege escalation and object-level authorisation weaknesses.
Extensive recon across multiple in-scope assets for a major European retail group. JS bundle analysis revealed backend infrastructure (SAP Hybris OCC API, third-party integrations). Identified operator ID discrepancies between test and production environments.
Competing as GT57 in international CTF competitions as part of an academic team from Amrita, Coimbatore. Specialising in memory forensics, binary analysis, and web exploitation challenges. Team ranked #76 globally in 2026 with 348 rating points.
Track record
| Place | Event | Year | Points | Rating pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SecLeaf Q2 CTF | 2026 | 6,195 | — |
| 3rd | RAMunchers CTF | 2026 | 3,458 | 31.067 |
| 3rd | Hackअस्त्र | 2026 | 7,844 | 30.084 |
| 4th | bhackari CTF 2026 | 2026 | 4,158 | 26.248 |
| 4th | CREST CTF | 2026 | 7,000 | 7.293 |
| 5th | CryptoNite CTF 2026 | 2026 | 3,356 | 25.586 |
| 31st | BYUCTF 2026 | 2026 | 8,536 | 41.611 |
| 36th | TJCTF 2026 | 2026 | 11,106 | 48.483 |
| 63rd | UMDCTF 2026 | 2026 | 1,737 | 37.695 |
Capabilities
Background
I'm Gautham Ram, a security researcher and CTF competitor based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. I'm part of Team Hunter at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham — a competitive security team ranked #76 globally in 2026.
My primary focus is on real-world vulnerability research — I actively hunt on Intigriti across web application and cloud-hosted programs, with a methodical approach to recon, API mapping, and access control testing.
I'm increasingly interested in the intersection of AI systems and security — specifically how LLM-powered applications introduce new attack surfaces around prompt injection, retrieval-augmented generation, and model supply chains.
Get in touch
Open to collaboration on security research, CTF teams, bug bounty partnerships, and AI security projects.
Current focus