---
id: 201
title: "Hacker spotlight: Faizan Elahi"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/hacker-spotlight-faizan-elahi/"
published_at: "2025-12-23 13:00"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "account-takeover", "xss", "community", "bugcrowd", "hacker-spotlight", "injection", "pakistan"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/201"
lang: en
---

# Hacker spotlight: Faizan Elahi

## Summary

Karachi-based hacker 4t7 (Faizan Elahi) went from math teacher to full-time bug hunter, maintaining 11.45 points per bug by pushing XSS findings toward full account takeovers.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2025-12-23 13:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/hacker-spotlight-faizan-elahi/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/201