# Robert "ProXy" Kruczek - Professional Portfolio & Biography

> This is the official portfolio and professional biography of Robert "ProXy" Kruczek, a Polish Cybersecurity Consultant, Ethical Hacker, and Mentor. It outlines his CVE discoveries, bug bounty achievements, public speaking engagements, and training initiatives.

## 👨‍💻 About
Robert Kruczek, widely known in the cybersecurity community by his alias **ProXy**, is a highly experienced Cybersecurity Consultant, Ethical Hacker, and Mentor based in Poland. He is a key expert at Securitum and a regular contributor to sekurak.pl, the largest Polish infosec portal. With over 10 years of experience, he specializes in penetration testing, vulnerability research, and advanced social engineering.

## 🏆 Key Achievements & Vulnerability Research
- [PAD CMS Vulnerabilities](https://kruczek.me/#cve): Alongside Kamil Szczurowski, discovered critical RCE vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-7063, CVE-2025-7065) leading to a nationwide shutdown recommendation for public institutions.
- [Bug Bounty Programs](https://kruczek.me/#experience): Active participant recognized in OLX Hall of Fame, with validated reports for OLX, BlaBlaCar, OVH, and ERCOM.
- [Safety-Online.pl](https://safety-online.pl/): Owner, Security Auditor, and Penetration Tester focused on IT security research and tool development.

## 🎤 Speaking, Mentorship & Training
- [Public Speaking](https://kruczek.me/#talks): Highly regarded speaker at Mega Sekurak Hacking Party, Confidence, Secure 2026, and INSECON.
- [Mentorship](https://sekurak.pl/): Active Mentor at Sekurak.Academy Hacker (SAH) and a regular speaker at DOSA and the Cyberstarter initiative.
- [Training Programs](https://securitum.com/): Trainer for the Websecurity Master program, conducting advanced Social Engineering trainings for corporate clients.

## 👤 Personal Background
Born in 1991 in Katowice, Poland. Driven by curiosity, his programming journey began at the age of 8. His passion for Offensive Security sparked early through experimenting with game server mechanics. Beyond the terminal, the person behind the "ProXy" handle is an avid League of Legends player, an equestrian, and a dedicated volunteer for an exotic animal rescue organization.

## 🔗 Official Links & Resources
- [Portfolio](https://kruczek.me/): Official website of Robert "ProXy" Kruczek.
- [Securitum](https://securitum.com/): Poland's leading cybersecurity firm.
- [Sekurak Articles](https://sekurak.pl/): Contributions to the largest Polish infosec portal.