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Kapil Gurav

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

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Writing

Device Setup and Barriers

October 1, 2023

E-book covering device configuration and common barriers encountered during Android and iOS mobile app penetration testing, including tools and procedures to prepare test devices.

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LLDB's Runtime Manipulation: A Guide to Advance Debugging and Optimization

April 1, 2023

A 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).

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Getting Started With the Basics of iOS Penetration Testing

June 1, 2022

An introductory article on iOS application penetration testing, covering iOS architecture, IPA structure, jailbreak concepts, and a high-level methodology for assessing iOS apps.

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Hobbies

Interested in entrepreneurship and building security-focused products and ideas.