Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ehraz Ahmed (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  10:51, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Ehraz Ahmed
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Fails GNG. Nothing except the Al-Jazeera piece seems helpful to me. I don't trust TOI sources per WP:TOI. Comments please! ─ The Aafī on Mobile   (talk)|undefined  07:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC) The article is quite similar to other articles of ethical hackers on Wikipedia like Rafay Baloch, Tavis Ormandy and Robert Willis. Most of the ethical hackers have found flaws and security holes in notable applications and the same has been done by Ahmed. In India, he has saved the data of 1 billion users which is huge (as quoted in CNBC TV18) and nobody else has done this in India and CNBC TV18 has recognised him as one of the most renowned ethical hackers in India.
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. ─  The Aafī on Mobile   (talk)|undefined  07:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:11, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep The article passes GNG as it already has more than 3 primary links from notable media outlets like CNBC TV18, Aljazeera and Livemint. As far as secondary sources are concerned, it has links from BBC, Moneycontrol, Gadgets 360 (NDTV) and CNBC TV18.

I am attaching the reference links from independent reliable sources. Primary links: CNBCTV18, Livemint , Aljazeera (Arabic) , India.com , The Better India Secondary links: News coverage on the several security flaws found by him : Airtel – BBC, Justdial – Moneycontrol , Truecaller – Gadgets360 , Nykaa – Economic Times , Pepperfry – Moneycontrol

Business Insider listed the Airtel’s security flaw discovered by Ahmed as one of the biggest data breaches of 2019.

Recently, he also busted a cryptocurrency scam being run by impersonators claiming to be Elon Musk through a verified Facebook page.

I would vote to keep the article and add all the above links and allow all the other editors to work on it. Previously, I was involved in the first AFD but back then the subject lacked sources but now I think he has enough links to pass the GNG. His achievement of saving 1 billion user data is significant and can pass anybio - Tatupiplu'talk 10:43, 25 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I'll get back in a day or two analysing all of these sources, most of which are routine, passing mentions and unreliable sources. A subject doesn't need "ref-bombing" to pass GNG but significant geniune coverage in multiple, reliable and independent sources. ─ The Aafī on Mobile   (talk)|undefined  10:53, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom. There are some big claims here, but it feels all very WP:ADMASQ.Ari T. Benchaim (talk) 01:23, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete I don't see any reliable sources discussing him in a significant way. There is a passing reference in BBC, but  that needs further scrutiny, The first source here, looks extremely sketchy to me. https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/meet-ehraz-ahmed-the-white-hat-hacker-who-is-helping-facebook-google-and-airtel-stay-secure-8722211.htm
 * It looks like a website that picks up press releases. The writing is very strange, looks like it was written with google translate, and is extremely promotional.  In my opinion, fails WP:GNG PaulPachad (talk) 23:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes i agree AlexandruAAlu (talk) 12:22, 31 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete and salt fully, per above. Extended history of UPE spamming and sock/meatpuppetry. Creator blocked for spamming. MER-C 18:33, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete and Salt Fails WP:GNG. The only reference in the article that could be considered WP:RS is the BBC News one; but that needs further scrutiny. -- Choose🎵 (talk) 06:37, 30 May 2022 (UTC) ( — Choosem (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. )
 * Delete and Salt I was checking news articles for the same he is mentioned in articles no independent article has been published on BBC its just a mention and i dont think he is notable. --AlexandruAAlu (talk) 12:21, 31 May 2022 (UTC)


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