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About us
Founding members Balázs Pózner and Levente Molnár, who had previously worked together in IT Security, developed the platform based on their experiences in ethical hacking, penetration testing, and bug bounty programs.
Passion for doing it better
We're a team of IT security experts and ethical hackers. We are passionate about creating a leading ethical hacker platform with a great hacker community.
Our ultimate goal is to build a platform for ethical hackers what they love to use and it provides them an opportunity to expand their skills while earning money.
Our ethical hacker platform connects companies and ethical hackers. This cooperation will lead to the result that we would like to support: make the internet a safer place.
World-class solutions at every scale
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{The Founders}
Balázs Pózner
CEO
Balázs graduated as a security and safety engineer. He started his career at Erste Bank in the team of bank security. He has worked as an information security consultant for KPMG, Quadron and Deloitte. His responsibilities included preparing for information security audits, technology consulting. He also worked as an outsourced information security officer and pentester before founding Hackrate.
Levente Molnár
CTO
Levente lives in a world of zeros and ones. He is an active bug hunter, successfully reported bugs to US DoD, Adobe, Logitech, BMW, Sony, and other big enterprises. As an IT Security Engineer, he planned, implemented, and managed various IT security solutions. He worked on international projects in Kuwait and Oman as an ethical hacker.
Our Roots
Hackrate was founded in Europe by cybersecurity professionals with backgrounds in:
Offensive security
Enterprise risk management
Regulated industries
This dual perspective - attacker mindset and enterprise responsibility - remains central to how we design our services and technology.
What we believe
Security is a process, not an event
Trust is built through transparency
Ethical hackers are partners, not outsiders
Support is a promise, not a department
These principles guide how we work with customers, researchers, and partners worldwide.
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Hackrate
Our platform helps companies to identify software vulnerabilities in a cost-efficient way. It provides a secure and centralized view of ethical hacking projects for your company.
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From the Blog
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Press release: Hackrate becomes Hungary’s first CVE Numbering Authority
Jan 13 • 5 min read ★
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Let 2026 be the year bug bounty becomes part of how you build and operate
Jan 05 • 4 min read
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Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic Launches Public Bug Bounty Program with Hackrate
Jul 16 • 2 min read ★
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