---
id: 2686
title: "Getting Started as a High School Bug Hunter: Cubed's Hacker AFK"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/getting-started-high-school-bug-hunter-cubeds-hacker-afk"
published_at: "2023-04-21T18:31:07Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "community", "interview", "hackerone", "young-hackers"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2686"
lang: en
---

# Getting Started as a High School Bug Hunter: Cubed's Hacker AFK

## Summary

High school bug hunter Cubed recounts his path: fixing classmates' computer issues, a misleading 'hacker' nickname, and a $200 first bounty in sophomore year that hooked him on bug bounty.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2023-04-21T18:31:07Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/getting-started-high-school-bug-hunter-cubeds-hacker-afk
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2686