Ethical Bug Bounty Hunter and Proactive Company Disclosure

Highly qualified Ethical Bug Bounty Hunter, known for contributing to company security improvements and specializing in proactive vulnerability discovery, even beyond official programs.

Many companies, especially small and medium enterprises, do not participate in Bug Bounty programs or lack sufficient resources to conduct full external security audits. However, they may have critical vulnerabilities (such as open and unprotected databases, admin panels, or outdated services) accessible from the internet, which they are not even aware of. The Ethical Hunter seeks to identify such risks and responsibly inform companies to prevent potential catastrophic incidents, even if no reward is provided. The main problem is how to quickly and efficiently find such "forgotten" vulnerabilities at scale.

The Hunter used ScaniteX to scan wide ranges of IP addresses associated with various organizations. He specifically searched for the most critical and commonly encountered vulnerabilities: open databases (ports 3306, 5432, 27017), unprotected administrative panels (ports 80, 443, 8080), open SSH/RDP (ports 22, 3389), and outdated software versions with known CVEs. Thanks to ScaniteX's speed and global coverage, he could quickly check entire internet sectors, identifying potentially vulnerable instances.

• Proactive detection of critical risks: In one month of using ScaniteX, the Hunter discovered and responsibly reported more than 50 critical vulnerabilities in companies that did not participate in bug bounty programs, including several completely open databases with confidential information and unprotected administrative panels.
• Incident prevention: Thanks to timely notifications, companies were able to eliminate vulnerabilities before they were discovered by attackers, preventing data breaches, hacks and financial losses.
• Strengthening trust and reputation: The Hunter strengthened his reputation as a valuable contributor to the security community, while companies received invaluable assistance in protecting their assets.
• Search efficiency: ScaniteX allowed the Hunter to significantly increase search efficiency, reducing reconnaissance time by 5-10 times compared to manual methods.