Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Episode 167: Stealing Bugs with Valeriy Shevchenko

Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Show Notes

Episode 167: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we welcome Valeriy Shevchenko to talk about program management, anchor programs, and Theft in Bug Bounty.

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====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======

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====== Resources ======

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====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:15) Valeriy's Bug story (00:19:48) Anchor Programs and Bug Hunting Motivation (00:29:50) Stealing Bugs

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