James Hooker
Folkestone and Hythe District, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorJames Hooker is a self-taught software engineer and technology leader, currently CTO of Hack The Box, with a decade of experience spanning web development, vulnerability research, and systems administration. Based in the Folkestone and Hythe District of England, he has steered Hack The Box through growth since 2017, shaping a platform used by security professionals and enthusiasts around the world. Prior roles include vulnerability researcher at g0blin and senior software engineer at Holiday Extras, giving him hands-on experience across the full stack. His background as a self-taught coder with a keen interest in information security informs a practical, security-first approach to building scalable web platforms. His career trajectory—from early web development roles at MSO.net and Zyclopse to IT consulting—reflects a pragmatic path to leadership in cybersecurity-focused software. He combines technical depth with a bias for auditable, reliable tooling, empowering security practitioners through robust, approachable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (42)
bettercap10
wifi10
plugin9
deep-reinforcement-learning9
reboot8
deep-learning8
aircrack-ng8
reinforcement-learning8
ai8
smartphone7
bitbar7
notification7
irc7
broadcom6
handshake6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
g0blinResearch/pwnagotchi
Sep 2019 - Sep 2019
(⌐■_■) - Deep Reinforcement Learning vs WiFI
Contributions:6 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
deep-learningreinforcement-learningdeep-reinforcement-learningtensorflowreinforcement
hackthebox/PMKID
Sep 2018 - Oct 2018
A module for the WiFi Pineapple to facilitate the PMKID attack.
Contributions:15 commits, 4 PRs, 15 pushes in 27 days
pineapplepmkidaircrack-nghandshakewifi-security
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