Hereβs a Beginner-Friendly Bug Bounty Guide to help you get started with ethical hacking and bug hunting.
π Bug Bounty Guide for Beginners
π What is Bug Bounty?
A bug bounty program is an initiative by companies to reward security researchers (like you!) for finding and reporting security vulnerabilities in their systems.
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π Start Here β The Ultimate Beginner Resources
These are the most recommended guides to understand what bug bounty is and how to start.
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π₯ Intro to Bug Bounties (by Hackerone)
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π§βπ» pwn.college β Learn Liunx basic + Web basic + binary exploitation
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π§ HackerOne CTF β Practice platform by HackerOne
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π 0xFFSec Handbook
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π§ͺ HackingHub Practice LabsΒ (Nahamsec)
π Bug Bounty Methodologies (Follow the Best)
π Learn Networking & Linux Basics (Core Knowledge)
π§° Web Hacking & Shell Resources
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π Web Hacking Tips
π§© CTF Platforms (Skill-Building)
π’ Beginner Level
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π§βπ» picoCTF
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π§ TryHackMe
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π― CTFlearn
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π Hacker101 CTF
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π§ͺ LegitBS
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π§© OverTheWire
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π» Crackmes.one
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π‘οΈ CyberTalents
π‘ Intermediate Level
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π Flare-On CTF
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π CTFTime
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π§βπ» Pwn College
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π οΈ OWASP WebGoat
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π PentesterLab
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π» CMD Challenge
π΄ Advanced Level
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π§ Hack The Box CTF
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π¦ VulnHub
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π§ Exploit Exercises
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π’ Challenges.re
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π CryptoHack
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π CryptoPals
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π§© Rubiya CTF
β« Expert Level
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π‘οΈ AttackDefense Labs
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π£ Pwn.tn
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π SmashTheStack
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π Reversing.kr
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π Root-Me
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π» Crackmes.one
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π¦ AlpacaHack
β¨ Bonus Platforms
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π Awesome CTF GitHub
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π§Ύ CTF Resources Repo
π― Tips for Success
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Be patient β first bug might take days or weeks
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Read public reports for ideas
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Take notes of what works for you
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Focus more on understanding than tools
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