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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.Pick one platform
- 2.Choose one program
- 3.Do deep recon
- 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.
