Hacker Conversations: Katie Paxton-Fear Talks Autism, Morality and Hacking
This Hacker Conversations interview from SecurityWeek, written by Kevin Townsend and published January 6, 2026, profiles ethical hacker Katie Paxton-Fear. Paxton-Fear says Casey Ellis, founder of Bugcrowd, changed her mind about hacking through the way he talked and thought about it, helping her accept she had always been a hacker.
Source description, as published
From dismantling online games as a child to uncovering real-world vulnerabilities, Katie Paxton-Fear explains how autism, curiosity, and a rejection of ambiguity shaped her path into ethical hacking.
Inventors / authors: Kevin Townsend