The Inside the Mind of a Hacker Report highlights key insights into the bug hunting community, including gender imbalance, hacking education, and collaboration. 81% of hackers report that bug hunting experience has helped them get a job in cybersecurity, while 43% learned how to hack via online resources and blogs. Only 4% of the global hacking community are female, with more than 91% being male. The average yearly payouts for top 50 hackers is $145,000 USD, with over 600 valid submissions. Bugcrowd welcomes both beginners and experienced hackers, and has launched Bugcrowd University to provide resources and education. The report predicts that larger groups of whitehat hackers will use crowdsourced security as their primary source of income in the coming year, driving growth and diversification into new sectors.