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PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 27, 2026

How I Would Hack Your Startup in 24 Hours (Real-World Pentest Guide)

Give me your company name and 24 hours. That is usually all it takes to go from knowing nothing about a startup…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 19, 2026

Web Cache Poisoning in 2026: A Practical Playbook (One Request, Every Victim)

Most web bugs hit one victim at a time. Web cache poisoning is different, and that is exactly why it is worth…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 17, 2026

Is AI Killing Bug Bounty? What the 2026 CVE Flood Really Means for Hunters

Ask any bug bounty hunter how 2026 is going and you will get one of two answers. Either “I have never found…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 16, 2026

AI Pentest Tools in 2026: What Actually Works (T3MP3ST, PentestGPT, Caido and More)

Half the bug bounty writeups on my feed this week were not about a new vulnerability class – they were about a…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 13, 2026

Hacking GraphQL APIs in 2026: Introspection, BOLA, and Batching Attacks

GraphQL is a gift to attackers. One endpoint, usually /graphql, that speaks a typed, self-describing language and will happily tell you every…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 10, 2026

IDOR Hunting in 2026: A Practical Playbook for Finding Broken Access Control

IDOR is the bug that pays rent for a lot of bug bounty hunters, and it is still the one developers ship…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · July 1, 2026

AI Bug Bounty in 2026: How Hunters Use Claude Code and Automation to Find Bugs Faster

AI bug bounty in 2026: how hunters use Claude Code, Burp MCP and automation to find bugs faster, with honest accuracy numbers…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · August 14, 2024

🛠️ Reconnaissance and Vulnerability Scanning Script🛡️

In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, staying ahead of potential threats requires thorough reconnaissance and vulnerability assessments. This blog post introduces you…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · February 19, 2024

$600 Simple MFA Bypass – Graphql

Welcome to my blog! In this post, I’ll delve into my recent security testing adventure focusing on multi-factor authentication (MFA) implementation in…

PIYUSH KUMAWAT · November 21, 2023

Top Recon Tools for Bug Bounty Hunters

In this blog, we explore top-tier reconnaissance tools that empower bug bounty hunters. From Shodan’s IoT device insights to Waymore’s web application…