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Bug Bounty Hunting: How to Earn by Hacking Legally

9 min readMar 17, 2026
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What is Bug Bounty?

Companies pay hackers to find vulnerabilities in their systems.

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Platforms to Start

  • HackerOne
  • Bugcrowd
  • Intigriti

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Skills Required

  • Web security
  • Recon techniques
  • Automation

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Common Vulnerabilities

  • XSS
  • SQL Injection
  • IDOR
  • CSRF

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Beginner Strategy

  1. 1.Pick one platform
  2. 2.Choose one program
  3. 3.Do deep recon
  4. 4.Focus on logic bugs

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Pro Tips

  • Read writeups
  • Automate recon
  • Be consistent

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Final Thought

Bug bounty is not luck — it's persistence + skill.

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