Hacker Stories

After attending h1-4420 as a mentee, Katie has been chasing the excitement of bug hunting ever since. Combined with creativity, passion, and drive - Katie also has quite the unique "good luck charm" t

Hacking came into Jon's life when he needed something new to focus on. Jon is always looking to learn, and hacking provided an opportunity to learn something that truly interested him. Once he got his

Calle has always been interested in security. During his semester abroad in Sweden, his passion deepened. To Calle, a hacker is someone who is passionate about technology, understanding, and trying to

Michael is the CEO of Assetnote and a hacker. He has been interested in computers from an early age and finds that hacking for bounties keeps him sharp. Hear more about Michael's journey and how he de

Jack (wkcaj) participated in h1-4420, Uber's live hacking event in London. During his time there, he sat down with us to discuss how he got started hacking, his advice to new hackers, and his adorable

Alex (ajxchapman) enjoys the challenge of bug hunting and continued learning. He sat down with us at h1-4420 to talk about how he got started hacking, how he feels when he finds a bug and his best adv

Cosmin (inhibitor181) was crowned The Assassin at h1-65 and recently secured the title yet again in London at h1-4420. Amazing! During his interview in Singapore, Cosmin answered how he approaches a

Jesse (randomdeduction) spends her days running a bug bounty program and her weekends are spent bug hunting. With a love for a challenge and the constant learning that hacking allows, Jesse has solid

Sébastien (@smsecurity) shared at h1-212 how he got started hacking by trying to hack his gaming console at a young age. Sébastien continues to hack because of the thrill of finding cool bugs, getting

Jesse (@Hogarth45) shares some great advice for new hackers that includes reading (and rereading) disclosed reports on https://hackerone.com/hacktivity. "Any time you think you have it down, there's

Like many of us, Santiago (Try_to_Hack) found his passion through a movie. In his case, “Hackers,” also led to a career. We caught up with Santiago when he was hacking Oath in his home county of Arg

Ariel (@arl_rose) shared his thoughts on what it means to be a hacker and how he appreciates live hacking events, like h1-5411. Check out the full recap of h1-5411 here: https://www.hackerone.com/bl

"For me, it's all about the community" Frederik (@stok) sat down with us at h1-5411 and shared how attending live events has given him a network and a family to hack with and learn from. "I'm surr

For our h1-5411 MVH, Sean Melia, hacking started as a great prank, now it is his daytime job and his hobby. We talked with Sean in Buenos Aires about how he built his skills, sharing knowledge in the

Nathanial (@d0nut) finds the challenge of hacking really fun. We caught up with him at h1-702 2018 to find out why he hacks and what the hacker community means to him. To learn more about h1-702, ch

Kevin sat down with us at h1-702 2018 and let us know why he hacks and how it feels when he finds a bug. Find out more about h1-702 2018 by checking out our recap blog here: https://www.hackerone.co

We talked to Justin (@rhynorater) to find out what the best swag he's ever received is and what's been his favorite bug bounty earnings purchase! To learn more about the h1-702 2018 event, check out