---
id: 537
title: "Pentester spotlight: Nitesh Bhatter"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/pentester-spotlight-nitesh-bhatter/"
published_at: "2025-11-06 13:00"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "api-security", "mobile-security", "bugcrowd", "pentester-spotlight", "hacker-stories"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/537"
lang: en
---

# Pentester spotlight: Nitesh Bhatter

## Summary

From a cryptography project in India to a Johns Hopkins double master's, Nitesh Bhatter made his name in mobile security, spotting hardcoded API keys and client-side checks servers never enforced.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2025-11-06 13:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/pentester-spotlight-nitesh-bhatter/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/537