Bug Bytes #214 – We launch a course, bug hunters go full time and the $20k bug

By travisintigriti

October 17, 2023

Last updated on August 8, 2026

Bug Bytes is a weekly newsletter curated by members of the bug bounty community. The second series is curated by InsiderPhD. Every week, she keeps us up to date with a comprehensive list of write-ups, tools, tutorials and resources.

This issue covers the week from October 2nd to October 15th

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From my notebook

Today I’ve chosen to highlight video creators, some of these are faces you’ve heard before but are experiementing with new content, others are smaller creators who deserve some love!

  1. Bug Bounty Hunting Full Time

  2. The $200 Million Crypto Hack on Mixin & more

  3. REDACTED 01: Featuring @hacker_

  4. My $20,000 S3 bug that leaked everyone’s attachments – S3 bucket misconfig of pre-signed URLs

  5. Understanding prototype pollution vulnerability

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