---
id: 8819
title: "‘People think I’m all about automation, but I only automate recon’: how rabhi became our all-time #1 Bug Bounty hunter"
source_domain: yeswehack.com
source_url: "https://www.yeswehack.com/community/automation-recon-rabhi"
published_at: "2026-09-25T07:17:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "automation", "vulnerability-disclosure", "interview", "yeswehack", "recon", "hacking"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8819"
lang: en
---

# ‘People think I’m all about automation, but I only automate recon’: how rabhi became our all-time #1 Bug Bounty hunter

## Summary

YesWeHack interviews Issam Rabhi, its all-time #1 bug bounty hunter, on his path from reverse engineering to top rankings, his recon-first automation methodology, favourite vulnerability types, notable finds, and advice for aspiring hackers.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** yeswehack.com
- **Published:** 2026-09-25T07:17:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.yeswehack.com/community/automation-recon-rabhi
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8819