"I got a rush from feeling challenged. The computer would say 'No', and I would think, 'Well, we'll see'. In his own words it was more a case of Rage Against the Machine than simply Stayin' Alive."
"I was fifteen years old and talking to a Google engineer. It was the first time in my life I felt like an adult. And a hacker."
"I got myself on stage with Metallica. I was living my dreams. He was invited on stage with the band in front of thousands of fans after reporting a vulnerability in one of Metallica's websites, and they signed his keyboard."
Inti De Ceukelaire, chief hacking officer at Intigriti bug bounty platform, discovered his hacking identity gradually through a unique motivation: the desire to bend systems to his will rather than simply improve them. At 15, he found bugs in Google and reported them, receiving a response from Google engineers that made him feel like an adult and a hacker. A year later, he discovered a vulnerability in Metallica's website and was invited on stage with the band as recognition. His approach to hacking stems from enjoying challenges and proving that systems can be made to do what he wants, driven by a competitive spirit rather than pure curiosity.
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