Patrick Hoogeveen
NCA at Undisclosed
Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Hoogeveen is a seasoned red teamer and security researcher from the Netherlands with eight years of hands-on experience in malware development, intrusion techniques, and offensive security. Known as x0xr00t, he holds Top 50 status on HackTheBox and a Hall of Fame mention from KPN, and has contributed research and writing to Secjuice, SRT, MSRC and other security communities. He has worked across Synack’s Red Team and as a security researcher, and recently joined the NCA, blending practical penetration testing with threat research for national-level operations. Patrick’s background spans network and database engineering through senior security roles, giving him a rare full-stack perspective on attacks and defenses. He combines competitive hacking pedigree with published research, often turning HTB-style problem-solving into real-world intrusion and detection insights.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
HBO, CEH, HBO, CEH at stackskillsvmbo, ICT-beheer / ICT-beheerder, vmbo, ICT-beheer / ICT-beheerder at Noorderpoort
Dutch, English, encryptions, German
Github Skills (20)
mouse8
barrier7
keyboard7
virtual6
kvm6
virtio5
linux4
macos3
vulnerability-scanners1
port-scanning1
security1
scanner1
penetration-testing1
burp1
vulnerability1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
x0xr00t/sl0ppy-lfi
Apr 2022 - May 2022
Contributions:7 releases, 96 commits, 66 pushes in 29 days
x0xr00t/sl0ppy-flood
May 2023 - Feb 2025
A http & https flooder, build with urllib3. throwing 503 server error
Contributions:5 releases, 2 PRs, 106 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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