Bug Bounty Hunting | MasterCode Ethical Hacking Series [Episode 08]

Bug bounty is how you turn hacking skills into real money. Companies pay ethical hackers to find vulnerabilities before attackers do and payouts range from $100 to over $100,000 per bug.

This episode covers everything: how programs work, which platform to start on, how to recon a target like a professional, where the bugs actually hide, how to write a report that gets paid, and the most common mistakes that get beginners ignored. This is the practical guide nobody else gives you.

Only hunt on programs that have explicitly authorized testing. Never test without permission.

TOOLS COVERED
| subfinder | Passive subdomain enumeration |
| httpx | Probing live hosts, status codes, tech detection |
| gowitness | Automated screenshot of web targets |
| gau | Fetch all known URLs for a domain from archives |
| ffuf | Fast web fuzzer for directories, parameters, subdomains |
| Burp Suite | Manual testing, intercepting, repeating requests |
| nuclei | Template-based automated vulnerability scanning |
| amass | Active and passive subdomain discovery |
FREE RESOURCES
| HackerOne start here | https://hackerone.com |
| Bugcrowd | https://bugcrowd.com |
| Intigriti | https://intigriti.com |
| PortSwigger Web Security Academy | https://portswigger.net/web-security |
TOPICS COVERED
- How bug bounty programs work scope, rules of engagement, disclosure timelines
- Platforms HackerOne vs Bugcrowd vs Intigriti vs Synack, which to start on
- Choosing targets VDP vs paid programs, wide scope vs narrow, asset count
- Recon workflow subfinder passive enumeration, httpx live probing, gowitness screenshots, gau URL collection
- Hunting methodology attack surface mapping, technology fingerprinting, parameter hunting
- Open redirect finding and chaining to OAuth bypass
- Subdomain takeover dangling CNAME detection, claiming unclaimed services
- IDOR ID manipulation, UUID guessing, indirect references in API responses
- CORS misconfiguration null origin, wildcard with credentials, reading private API data
- SSRF internal network probing, cloud metadata endpoint (AWS/GCP/Azure), blind SSRF via DNS
- Writing paid reports CVSS scoring, reproduction steps, impact statement, PoC video/screenshot
- Common beginner mistakes out-of-scope testing, duplicate reports, poor impact explanation
- Payout table P1/P2/P3/P4/P5 severity and typical dollar ranges per platform
- Responsible disclosure coordinated disclosure vs full disclosure vs bug bounty
- Career paths from bug bounty to pentesting, researcher, security engineer
SERIES PLAYLIST
| Episode 0–7 | Roadmap through CTF | Out now |
| Episode 8 | Bug Bounty Hunting (this video) | Out now |
| Episode 9 | Security Research | Coming Soon |

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