---
id: 5431
title: "How to Become a Web Application Bug Bounty Hunter"
source_domain: hackenproof.com
source_url: "https://hackenproof.com/blog/become-bb-hunter"
published_at: "2026-06-11 10:22"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "pentesting", "ctf", "web-security", "career", "learning-resources"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/5431"
lang: en
---

# How to Become a Web Application Bug Bounty Hunter

## Summary

A free-resource roadmap for aspiring web application bug bounty hunters: Linux and Burp Suite fundamentals, Bandit CTF, Web Security Academy labs and other training materials.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackenproof.com
- **Published:** 2026-06-11 10:22
- **Original:** https://hackenproof.com/blog/become-bb-hunter
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/5431