---
id: 197
title: "Life-changing lectures: My day with a top hacker"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/lifechanging-lectures-my-day-with-a-top-hacker/"
published_at: "2026-01-22 13:00"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "web-security", "education", "bugcrowd", "hacker-spotlight", "students", "web-vulnerabilities", "template-injection", "student", "ireland"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/197"
lang: en
---

# Life-changing lectures: My day with a top hacker

## Summary

A cybersecurity student recounts a guest lecture by Ciarán "monke" Cotter, one of Ireland's top bug bounty hunters, covering bug bounty basics and common web vulnerabilities like template injection.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2026-01-22 13:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/lifechanging-lectures-my-day-with-a-top-hacker/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/197