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10 posts · medium.com/@atomiczsec

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How Hacking for Free Made Me Employable

tldr: bug bounty allowed me to start my career in offensive security early. a great representation of my desk Introduction: I found out about and started bug bounties in the beginning of high school while looking for…

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November 7, 2025
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Sneaky Patch Writeup TryHackMe

Hello everyone! Today I have completed the “ Sneaky Patch ” box, which is rated easy but is a forensics box which I have not had to much experience with. Although it was pretty straight forward. Lets start with reading…

July 12, 2025
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One Bug at a Time: Patent Pirating using IDOR | RE’ing US Patent and Trademark Office for fun

Hello readers! Today I will be going into a fun story on how I used an IDOR within the US Patent and Trademark Office for fun with a… Continue reading on Medium »

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October 25, 2023
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One Bug at a Time: Admin Panel Access | I’m now an Employee!

Welcome back readers! Today, I will be sharing a story on a private program where I was able to get into an admin panel and manage the… Continue reading on Medium »

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October 3, 2023
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One Bug at a Time: $1,500 worth of XSS

Welcome back people! Today we will be digging into how to find XSS that others are not finding. Continue reading on Medium »

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September 20, 2023
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One Bug at a Time: In depth analysis of business logic vulnerabilities

Welcome back! Today I will be writing about a couple of my business logic vulnerabilities that I have found in public and private programs. These are one of my favorite bugs to hunt for because it requires a different…

August 16, 2023
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One Bug at a Time: In depth analysis of 3 IDOR bugs

Hello everyone! Thank you for taking the time to read this blog. I will be going in depth on some bugs I have found recently. I will have to blur out a lot of information for company protection purposes but you will be…

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July 23, 2023
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One Bug at a Time: Last 15 days of #30daysofbugbounty

Sorry for the wait! Here is the rest of my 15 days of the #30daysofbugbounty challenge. Here are the stats that I will be breaking down for my last 15: Total Hours Spent: 20.95 hours Total Bugs Reported: 26 Triaged…

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June 18, 2023
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One Bug at a Time: First 15 days of #30daysofbugbounty

Before we start, thank you for coming here and reading this blog! Now lets get started with my first 15 days of the #30daysofbugbounty challenge. I got the idea from: Idea for 30 days of bug bounty Here are the stats…

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May 26, 2023
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One Bug at a Time: My First Paid Bug ($1,000 IDOR)

One Bug at a Time: I failed my quiz on purpose to get $1,000! Hello all! Glad to see you back : ) Today I will be writing about my first paid bug, it has a funny story line so read along! Here is the art for today’s…

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May 11, 2023