---
id: 3280
title: "The Importance of Scope – Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/the-importance-of-scope-bug-bounty-hunter-methodology/"
published_at: "2017-02-08T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "bugcrowd", "methodology", "scope", "tips", "disclosure"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3280"
lang: en
---

# The Importance of Scope – Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology

## Summary

The Bug Bounty Hunter Methodology series explains scope: disclosure terms, wildcard target listings, and out-of-scope exclusions like DDoS and phishing decide whether a submission earns a reward.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2017-02-08T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/the-importance-of-scope-bug-bounty-hunter-methodology/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3280