The 8 Pepsi MTV Youth Icons for the year 2008 have been announced. Varied individuals from different walks of life have qualified. But the most surprising individual to make it in the ‘iconic’ list is ethical hacker Ankit Fadia.

The kid from Delhi Public School started hacking at the age of 12 and went on to pen a book on ethical hacking. In fact his claim to fame is decoding an Al Qaeda mail for a private US agency. Today Ankit Fadia is considered as a cyber security genius.

Though last year the social networking giant Orkut wore the ‘iconic’ crown this year saw a complete new perspective to the awards. In fact this year’s nominations included entrepreneurs, social workers, artists and more.

Digi Mouth congratulates all the 8 icons. You can get more juice on Ankit Fadia on the Pepsi MTV Youth Icon page.