Patrick Kuin

Cybersecurity Enthusiast | CTF Player | Penetration Tester

Passionate about breaking things to understand how they work. Specializing in web application security, reverse engineering, and CTF competitions.

Achievements

100+ CTF Challenges Solved

10+ Reported Vulnerability Disclosure

Pro Hacker HackTheBox Ranking

$ cat about.txt

about_me.py

                            class Hacker:
    def __init__(self):
        self.name = "Patrick Kuin"
        self.role = "Ethical Hacker"
        self.ctf_team = "Superflat"
        self.interests = [
            "Reverse Engineering",
            "Binary Exploitation",
            "Hardware Hacking"
        ]
        self.currently_learning = "Software Reversing & Exploitation"
        
    def get_motto(self):
        return "Hack yourself before they do..."
                        

$ ls -la /skills/

Security Tools

Burp Suite

Ghidra

Nmap

Wireshark

Programming

Python

Assembly

C/C++

Exploit Categories

Reverse Engineering

Binary Exploitation

Web Exploitation

Forensics

$ cat achievements.log

ZeroDay Zoetermeer 2025

Won first place at ZeroDay Zoetermeer penetration testing competition.

2025 First Place Winner

HALON 2023 Winner

Top Performer Recognition for Most Vulnerabilities Found at Most Participating Organisations.

2023 Security Research Excellence

HALON 2025 Winner

My team won first place at HALON 2025 after discovering 15 verified vulnerabilities, including an RCE and a yet-to-be-disclosed 0-day. Our work significantly improved the security of critical educational systems across the Netherlands.

2025 First Place Winner