The Value of Learning from Failures and Enjoying the Bug Bounty Journey

Episode 35: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we're thrilled to welcome Douglas Day, a bug bounty hunter known for his unique methodologies and collaborative spirit. We talk about his approach to finding new endpoints in applications, his ingenious technique of exploiting Intercom widgets, and collaboration preferences and tips at LHEs. We also touch on the struggle of justifying hobbies that don't generate income and the importance of finding enjoyment in the process.We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

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Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twitter:

https://twitter.com/0xteknogeek

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Today’s Guest:

https://twitter.com/ArchAngelDDay

https://hackerone.com/the_arch_angel

https://bugcrowd.com/arch_angel

100 Short Bug Bounty Rules

https://twitter.com/ArchAngelDDay/status/1661924038875435008

Blog about Intercom

https://dday.us/2021/11/03/h1vendorATO.html

Blog about Mapping Hacking

http://dday.us/2021/10/09/Mapyourhacking.html

Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:01) Douglas Day’s infosec and LHE intro

(00:10:42) Evolution and philosophy of collaboration

(00:23:08) Balancing Collaboration and Money

(00:29:43) Recap of 100 Short Bug Bounty Rules

(00:37:15) Bug-hunting Methodology

(00:45:45) Using match and replace to find new endpoints in bug hunting

(00:49:07) Exploiting Intercom widgets

(00:52:35) Facing Failure and enjoying the journey

(00:57:00) Managing work-life balance

(01:05:55) Auth-Z testing and documentation

(01:12:25) Vulnerabilities in applications

(01:17:05) Mapping Hacking Sessions