A college student earned $5,382 in 30 days through bug bounty hunting by targeting mid-sized SaaS companies that use third-party integrations and have recent feature launches.
He used a “detective, not hacker” approach, reading documentation like a lawyer to find gaps.
His biggest bounty was earned through a 10-line API documentation bug that no one else had spotted.
The key to success is focusing on the boring, overlooked details rather than complex exploits.
His five-step process for bounty hunting includes target selection, reconnaissance, enumeration, vulnerability analysis, and reporting.
He recommends using free tools like SlackBot to find bugs quickly and effectively.
Bug bounty hunting is accessible to anyone with a keen eye for detail and a tenacious commitment to finding and reporting bugs.