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New free SSRF testing tool

@bebiksior created a tool that makes allows you to test SSRFs really easily. You no longer have to code something yourself if you need to control the HTTP response when testing for SSRFs. And it’s free to use! https://twitter.com/bebiksior/status/1723797751958257786

CTTB – The OG Bug Bounty King – Frans Rosen

If you are not listening to the Critical Thinking Bug Bounty Podcast, you are missing out on tons of useful, intermediate to advanced bug bounty and web security tips. I do listen to every single episode. Recently, I played the one with Frans Rosen and, at times, it...

JS Monitoring implementation

I’ve been hearing about monitoring JS files for years now and I know that I should start doing it. Youssef Sammouda - Meta’s TOP1 hacker told me in my podcast that he chooses his targets based on monitoring JS files. But I still never got to it. Some of the reasons...

4 DOs and DON’Ts for writing quality reports

None of us manual hackers has an infinite number of bugs to report. Sometimes, we need a few hours to find a bug but at other times, we need days or weeks. So when we finally have it, it would be stupid to write a poor report and get a bounty lower than we deserve....

Caido catching more traction

For a long time, Burp suite was basically the HTTP proxy that everyone was using despite numerous problems that we have had with it. However, Burp’s competitor - Caido is getting more and more traction recently and is getting more people onboard. I’m happy to see it...

Bounty of an Insecure WebView: XSS, but with Steroids

I get regularly asked about mobile bugs in bug bounty. I often say that many bugs regarding, for example, mobile storage that I reported during pentests, are not severe enough to qualify for a bounty. There are, however, bug classes that are definitely worth looking...