---
id: 347
title: "‘Train the basics’ – Bug bounty hunter ‘Xel’ on forging a lucrative career in ethical hacking"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/blog/train-the-basics-bug-bounty-hunter-xel-on-forging-a-lucrative-career-in-ethical-hacking"
published_at: "2021-01-21 14:06"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "pentesting", "ethical-hacking", "interview", "career", "yeswehack"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/347"
lang: en
---

# ‘Train the basics’ – Bug bounty hunter ‘Xel’ on forging a lucrative career in ethical hacking

## Summary

Raphaël Arrouas, aka Xel, ranks among the top 10 hackers on YesWeHack. He explains how he moved from penetration testing to full-time bug hunting and why mastering the basics matters most.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2021-01-21 14:06
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/blog/train-the-basics-bug-bounty-hunter-xel-on-forging-a-lucrative-career-in-ethical-hacking
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/347