---
id: 623
title: "HackHER spotlight: Meet InsiderPhD"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/hackher-spotlight-meet-insiderphd/"
published_at: "2025-05-20T12:00:04Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "community", "education", "hacker-spotlight", "insiderphd", "api-hacking"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/623"
lang: en
---

# HackHER spotlight: Meet InsiderPhD

## Summary

Katie Paxton-Fear, known as InsiderPhD, went from frustrated software developer to API hacking educator, sharing how teaching and community content became her signature contribution to bug bounty.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2025-05-20T12:00:04Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/hackher-spotlight-meet-insiderphd/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/623