Discovering Three Personas within the Hacker Community
With over one million hackers making up the HackerOne community, there’s more diversity of skill, approach, and personality than any security team in the world. At the launch of the 2021 Hacker...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with bugdiscloseguys
Harsh Jaiswal or @bugdiscloseguys has been an avid HackerOne hacker since he signed up in January 2016. Since he originally discovered hacking from Facebook, he has sharpened his application...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with Geekboy
From Mumbai, India, @geekboy shares his story on how he became an ethical hacker, security analyst, and now co-founder of ProjectDiscovery - an open-source software company simplifying security...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with dkd
With over 400 vulnerabilities submitted, it’s no secret that @dkd is an awesome hacker. His testimonials and Thanks received including being ranked #1 on Mavelink’s program speaks volumes to his...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with notnaffy
Shubham Shah (@notnaffy) started hacking because he was driven to beat his brother in video games. He was a full-time bug bounty hunter for several years and his competitive nature then drove him...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with hazimaslam
Pakistani hacker @hazimaslam’s first exposure to web security was in 2013 when his friend’s Yahoo! account was hacked. That experience inspired him to learn about XSS attacks. Fast forward to...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with pnig0s
Chinese hacker Terry Zhang, also known as @pnig0s, has over eight years of experience in the security industry, including leading technical teams at large companies in China, such as Alibaba...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with filedescriptor
Hong Kong hacker @filedescriptor likes to hack on Twitter, Google and GitHub because he’s active on all three, and being very familiar with their features adds an extra layer of fun for him. He’s...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with samengmg
Samuel Eng (also known as @samengmg), a 30-year old hacker from Singapore, is one of the top performing hackers on our recent Singapore Government Technology Agency (GovTech) bug bounty program....
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What Years of AWS Hacking Tells Us About Building Secure Apps
Imagine being part of an organization that has a security team that manages risks by saying “no” to change in an era of cloud migrations, remote-first work, and increased dependency on our digital...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with jin0ne
@jin0ne is only 20-years-old, and he is already one of the highest performing hackers on the HackerOne platform! He has submitted more than 200 valid vulnerabilities in just one year and taught...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with benteveo
Pedro Worcel, aka @benteveo, has over a decade of experience in the IT industry, including several years as a programmer in Java, PHP, Python and C++. He has developed many software solutions but...
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Hacker Spotlight: Interview with tolo7010
While he may keep a low profile, @Tolo7010 makes a big impact on the organizations he hacks.
Tolo7010 discovered hacking by accident a decade ago when he bought a “Hacker's Hideout” CD...
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The World's Elite Hackers Share Tips and Insights
As many hackers on the HackerOne platform know, you can make a good living out of bug-hunting. But a few of our hackers have made a really good living.
Bloomberg Tech Editor Aki Ito moderated a...
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Through a Hacker's Eyes: Recapping h1-604
For the first time ever, a hacker writes a live hacking recap blog, highlighting what it is like to attend a live event. Katie (@InsiderPhD) gives a first-person narrative of h1-604. From seeing a...
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