Kapil Gurav
Mobile and embedded security consultant and penetration tester
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Joined February 2026
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Summary
Mobile and iOS security practitioner — authors technical guides and delivers talks on iOS reversing, runtime manipulation, and mobile pentesting techniques, with hands-on experience in LLDB, runtime instrumentation, and app architecture. payatu+2
Full-spectrum assessor of applications, embedded systems and firmware — conducts security assessments spanning Web, API, mobile and hardware/firmware, and is credited in community/industry acknowledgements related to firmware and binary reverse engineering. payatu+1
Tool and lab creator for learning — contributed to and co-developed intentional-vulnerability projects (BugBazaar / iBugBazaar) used for mobile appsec training and hands-on skill building. github+1
Community-oriented researcher and bug bounty participant — active in public security communities, speaks at webinars, and has documented bug-hunting success (multiple Hall of Fame mentions and community MVP recognition). youtube+2
Work
Projects
Writing
Device Setup and Barriers
October 1, 2023E-book covering device configuration and common barriers encountered during Android and iOS mobile app penetration testing, including tools and procedures to prepare test devices.
LLDB's Runtime Manipulation: A Guide to Advance Debugging and Optimization
April 1, 2023A technical guide on using LLDB for runtime manipulation on iOS, covering ASLR offsets, breakpoints, register modification, and techniques useful for debugging and authorized pentesting (including authentication/jailbreak-detection bypass techniques in controlled environments).
Getting Started With the Basics of iOS Penetration Testing
June 1, 2022An introductory article on iOS application penetration testing, covering iOS architecture, IPA structure, jailbreak concepts, and a high-level methodology for assessing iOS apps.