---
id: 581
title: "Hacker spotlight: Olufela Osideko"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/hacker-spotlight-olufela-osideko/"
published_at: "2025-08-19T12:00:28Z"
tags: ["pentesting", "hacker-spotlight", "career", "women-in-security", "nigeria", "cybergirls"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/581"
lang: en
---

# Hacker spotlight: Olufela Osideko

## Summary

Nigerian hacker Olufela Osideko battled depression at 19 before a friend's cybersecurity training link led her into CyberGirls and, eventually, a penetration testing career built on persistence.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2025-08-19T12:00:28Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/hacker-spotlight-olufela-osideko/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/581