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14 Recon Phases for Mastering Bug Bounty Hunting

~4 min read · January 16, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Bug bounty hunting is a process of identifying and reporting vulnerabilities in a company&#39s...

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#BugBounty — "Journey from LFI to RCE!!!"-How

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~3 min read · April 19, 2018 (Updated: June 19, 2018) · Free: Yes

Hi Guys,

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One Random Recon, One Real Bounty

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~4 min read · April 13, 2025 (Updated: May 7, 2025) · Free: No

From countless dead ends to a single Swagger UI payload — the unexpected breakthrough that...

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4 Deep Recon Techniques

LegionHunters

LegionHunters

· ~3 min read · December 24, 2025 (Updated: December 24, 2025) · Free: No

⚠️ Note: This information is only meant for educational and ethical vulnerability research...

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Bug Bounty Hunting 101: "Choosing the Perfect Target"

~3 min read · January 11, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Are you tired of constantly coming up empty-handed in your bug bounty hunting endeavors? Are you...

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Hacking APIs Series(24/36) — Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA)

~5 min read · April 2, 2025 (Updated: April 2, 2025) · Free: Yes

👋Hey security enthusiasts! 🚀

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The Top 10 Platforms Every Hunter Should Know

~3 min read · January 12, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Are you tired of sifting through countless search results and unsure which websites truly have...

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90% of JavaScript Developers Don't Understand This Concept

SkillStuff

SkillStuff

· ~5 min read · May 11, 2026 (Updated: May 11, 2026) · Free: No

Most JavaScript developers think they understand JavaScript.

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🚀 $3,000 for Finding a Hidden Subdomain: My Reconnaissance Success Story 💸

OSINT Team

OSINT Team

· ~3 min read · July 26, 2025 (Updated: July 26, 2025) · Free: No

When I first got into bug bounty hunting, I used to think finding big bugs required fancy...

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Someone Stitched Claude Opus Reasoning Into Qwen 3.5. It Runs on a Single RTX 3090.

Coding Nexus

Coding Nexus

· ~4 min read · March 8, 2026 (Updated: March 8, 2026) · Free: No

Qwen3.5–27B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Reasoning-Distilled, Qwopus for short, takes the Qwen 3.5 27B base...

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The Rebus Code: Unveiling the Secrets of Regex in R

Numbers around us

Numbers around us

· ~12 min read · May 9, 2024 (Updated: November 26, 2024) · Free: Yes

In the intricate world of data analysis, the task of text pattern recognition and extraction is...

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7 "Boring" Micro-SaaS Ideas Making $2k/Month (The Developer's Blueprint)

Startup Stash

Startup Stash

· ~9 min read · January 3, 2026 (Updated: January 19, 2026) · Free: No

No AI hype. No complex algos. Just solving rich people&#39s problems.

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The "Free" Lie: 12 AI Tools That Are Actually Free (No Trials, No Credit Cards, No Nonsense)

~4 min read · June 9, 2025 (Updated: June 9, 2025) · Free: No

Tired of getting duped by "free" AI tools that aren&#39t? Here&#39s a verified list of...

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The Complete Guide to AI-Driven Penetration Testing: Cursor, MCP, and the Modern PT Workflow

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~14 min read · February 19, 2026 (Updated: March 15, 2026) · Free: No

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to running penetration tests the way that actually works —...

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How I Turned a Headless Browser into a Critical SSRF Goldmine

~3 min read · July 29, 2025 (Updated: July 29, 2025) · Free: No

Three months. That&#39s how long I stared at bug bounty programs, submitting low-risk findings...

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CVE-2025-55182: A Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution in Next.js - Complete Guide

~4 min read · December 5, 2025 (Updated: December 6, 2025) · Free: No

Hey there, back again with another post! 😄

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LFI to RCE: Mastering the Step-by-Step Path from File Inclusion to Full Shell Access

~8 min read · November 9, 2025 (Updated: November 9, 2025) · Free: No

✨ Link for the full article in the first comment

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Red Team Automation: 12 Scripts That Save Hours (and Win Real Engagements)

~8 min read · April 3, 2026 (Updated: April 3, 2026) · Free: No

Ever burned a whole weekend on manual recon, only to realize you missed a low-hanging RCE vector...

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5 Advanced Bug Hunting Techniques for Experts (Part -1)

~3 min read · January 6, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Bug hunting is a critical part of ensuring the security and stability of software systems, and it...

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Mastering Blind XSS: Real-World Techniques for High $Bounties

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~8 min read · September 25, 2025 (Updated: October 1, 2025) · Free: No

From simple dorks to advanced metadata injection, here&#39s a complete walkthrough of the...

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Burp Suite Automation: 12 Custom Extensions That Save Hours for Pentesters and Bug Hunters

~8 min read · February 18, 2026 (Updated: February 18, 2026) · Free: No

Ever spent hours manually fuzzing inputs or hunting for XSS, only to find out you missed a simple...

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🔎 How to Read JavaScript Files for Hidden Endpoints

Bug Bounty Hunting: A Comprehensive Guide in English and french

Bug Bounty Hunting: A Comprehensive Guide in English and french

· ~4 min read · March 7, 2026 (Updated: March 7, 2026) · Free: No

🔎 One of the Most Powerful Recon Techniques in Bug Bounty

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Stealthy Recon: Master Passive Information Gathering for Pentesters Step-by-Step

~8 min read · November 5, 2025 (Updated: November 5, 2025) · Free: No

✨ Link for the full article in the first comment

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Hidden API Endpoints: The Hacker's Secret Weapon 🔍

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~5 min read · October 7, 2025 (Updated: October 7, 2025) · Free: No

I&#39m a cybersecurity enthusiast and the writer behind The Hacker&#39s Log — where I break down...

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Internal vs External Pentest: 12 Tools Clients Don't Know Exist (and How Pros Use Them)

~10 min read · December 8, 2025 (Updated: December 8, 2025) · Free: No

Ever sat across from a client, nodding as they ask about "just running Nessus or nmap"...

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Uncovering Hidden Gems: 5 Advanced Bug Hunting Techniques (Part-2)

~3 min read · January 11, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Bug bounty hunting is a challenging and rewarding field, but it can also be a crowded and...

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Actuator Unleashed: A Guide to Finding and Exploiting Spring Boot Actuator Endpoints

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~8 min read · October 6, 2025 (Updated: October 6, 2025) · Free: No

A hands-on walkthrough to find, test and exploit Actuator endpoints for bug hunters.

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PHP Type Juggling Vulnerability

~4 min read · October 17, 2023 (Updated: October 19, 2023) · Free: Yes

What is Type Juggling:

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How I got my first $13500 bounty through Parameter Polluting (HPP)

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~3 min read · August 10, 2024 (Updated: November 18, 2024) · Free: Yes

This write-up is about 2 IDORs and an XSS I found on a housing website. However what led me into...

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Announcing IWCON 2023 Speakers Fourth Batch

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~2 min read · November 21, 2023 (Updated: November 22, 2023) · Free: Yes

Register today to be a part of the coolest Cybersecurity conference and end 2023 on a bang!

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Errors to API Exposure

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~4 min read · October 2, 2025 (Updated: October 4, 2025) · Free: No

Error Based Hunting for API Exposure

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503 Page to Critical Bug

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~5 min read · September 24, 2025 (Updated: October 6, 2025) · Free: No

Sensitive Data Through Archived Directories

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Web Shell Upload via Extension Blacklist Bypass — File Upload Vulnerability

~5 min read · December 1, 2024 (Updated: January 1, 2025) · Free: Yes

In today&#39s Pentesting Methodology Lab Walkthrough at the Cybersec Cafe, I&#39ll be approaching...

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Complete Guide to Dnsx for Mass DNS Resolution and Bug Bounty

~4 min read · October 18, 2025 (Updated: October 18, 2025) · Free: No

Essential guide to mass DNS resolution, takeover detection, and sensitive records in bug bounty...

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How I Found a $2,800 Bug in 60 minutes — and How You Can Spot It Too

~5 min read · July 29, 2025 (Updated: July 29, 2025) · Free: No

The $2,800 Bug That Took Just 1 Hour to Find

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PII-nacles of Discovery: Deep Recon, Fourth-Level Subdomains, and Abusing Exposed .git Repositories

~6 min read · August 7, 2023 (Updated: August 11, 2023) · Free: Yes

"All your Git repos are belong to us."

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🧰 My Bug Bounty Tool Stack (2026 Edition)

Bug Bounty Hunting: A Comprehensive Guide in English and french

Bug Bounty Hunting: A Comprehensive Guide in English and french

· ~3 min read · February 12, 2026 (Updated: February 12, 2026) · Free: No

🧰 My Bug Bounty Tool Stack (2026 Edition)

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The Top 10 Mistakes Bug Hunters Make and How to Avoid Them

~5 min read · January 11, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

As a bug bounty hunter, finding vulnerabilities in a target application is crucial to success....

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Importing 100 Million Excel Records in Spring Boot: A Practical High-Performance Solution

~4 min read · March 1, 2026 (Updated: March 1, 2026) · Free: No

Importing 100 million records from an Excel file within the Spring Boot framework represents a...

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Finding & Exploiting Exposed Google API Keys for Bug $Bounties

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~13 min read · May 23, 2026 (Updated: May 23, 2026) · Free: No

Turn exposed Google API keys into real-world impact by accessing Gemini and other Google services...

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OAuth, OpenID, and JWT Attacks

Cloud Security

Cloud Security

· ~33 min read · March 16, 2025 (Updated: May 24, 2025) · Free: No

How do I hack thee? Let me count the ways…

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JS Link Finder Burp Suite Extension Guide

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~4 min read · July 29, 2024 (Updated: November 19, 2024) · Free: No

Improve your bug bounty hunting, pentesting, and appsec skills with the JS Link Finder Burp Suite...

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Cursor AI's Leaked Prompt: 7 Prompt Engineering Tricks for Vibe Coders

Data Science in Your Pocket

Data Science in Your Pocket

· ~16 min read · April 30, 2025 (Updated: June 8, 2025) · Free: Yes

Advanced Prompt Engineering Techniques From Cursor&#39s System Prompt

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Top 25 Race Condition Bug Bounty Reports

~4 min read · May 26, 2020 (Updated: December 14, 2021) · Free: Yes

In this article, we will discuss Race Condition vulnerability, how to find one, and present 25...

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🚀 From Zero to $100K: How to Become an AI Hacker in 6 Months (While Everyone Else Missed the Boat)

System Weakness

System Weakness

· ~6 min read · September 11, 2025 (Updated: September 12, 2025) · Free: No

You type a simple message into ChatGPT, and suddenly it spills its entire system prompt, reveals...

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