The belated March 2025 recipient for the Great Scott Gadgets Free Stuff Program is Mrinal Kumar from India! Mrinal is currently running a small, free cybersecurity learning group for young adults aged 18-21 who come from financially limited backgrounds. Currently, there are about 15 students who actively participate in regular meetings to study the fundamentals of cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and responsible digital security practices.

We will be sending Mrinal and his students a HackRF One so he can introduce them to software-based cybersecurity and the world of wireless and RF security. He tells us that they will explore signals, learn about vulnerabilities in everyday wireless systems, and will safely demonstrate examples of real world attack and defense scenarios. His vision of providing accessible, hands-on learning for students who would not otherwise have an opportunity to dive into the world of open source hardware and software defined radio aligns pretty perfectly with ours! We are excited to see what Mrinal and his students accomplish and discover with their new equipment.