GrumpyLord

was autogenerated lmao I'm not that Grumpy!

Where's my hoodie at Immunefi hahaha?

[Vid Repar @vidrepar]

Should I add duplicate detection to Studio?

It would catch dupes before you submit. No more burning a week on a report someone else filed first.

10 retweets and I ship it by Monday. Sorry for the bait, but I need the validation first.

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@0x15_eth @Zcash @ipwning @ZcashCommGrants Congratz man! Keep it up

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

Kinda feeling the same way lately. This isn't really a regular job... If you do this seriously, it will consume every single ounce of time you have. There are no breaks really. This is a competitive hustling grind culture.

At some point of being "locked" in for so long, you'll zone back out, touch the hair on your arm and realize "Damn.... I'm alive".

You can make a lot of money but if you have no time and nothing truly fulfilling in your life, you'll just feel empty

It's important to be able to let go sometimes and go enjoy life a little. Life is not just bugs.

If you make bugs your whole life, eventually the biggest bug won't be in the code, it’ll be thinking life can wait.

[Gospel @4osp3l]

Man, I feel so tired of everything *doing bug hunting*. It’s gotten to the point where I could find a vulnerability right now and not even feel excited enough to report it. Funny thing is, I can’t even quit or walk away from this. I don’t even know what’s still keeping me going. Yeah, maybe it’s the goals I set for myself, but honestly I think it’s something deeper than that. Something I probably haven’t seen yet that’ll come unexpectedly someday. Until then, I just keep hacking and don’t really give a fuck about anything else going on.

[riptide (japan) @0xriptide]

i am hiring a BD lead at @therealgregoAI

DM if interested

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@only01Essential Last month I had 9 duplicates in a row 💀ngl I’m all for submission fees

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

$1.6M prevented from Theft

[Immunefi @immunefi]

He's back.

@GrumpyLord36678 just got a $50,000 payout.

Their total earnings are now $171,633.

At what threshold should they finally drop the Grumpy and become CheerfulLaurie?

Pledge $IMU on their profile: https://t.co/fDAi8wQBHw

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@0xtruthlover @immunefi And I still have a dozen of escalated reports so we will see ig

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

I just found a confirmed bug on @immunefi #immunefitribe https://t.co/zykY4KBZ6G

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@0xtruthlover @immunefi Nope, 73003

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@Ehsan1579 bros about to cook again

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

I just found a confirmed bug on @immunefi #immunefitribe https://t.co/mijhn0ccpl

Podium?

Soon (;

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@mccleod1290 Most days I work 9-14 hours. Haven't had a weekend since last year. I'm due for a lil break ngl

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

Coming back to the “What’s the biggest thing bug bounties gave you?” Question,

Money aside, BB taught me the art of not giving up and the art of not giving a fuck. Hunting for bugs has been a spiritual journey more than anything else...

If you are in the beginning of your journey, you probably see other people making it big. Making big dollars like @Ehsan1579. You sit there and ask yourself just “How”. What do they have that I don’t? As rejections roll out and your reports get closed one after the other one, all you ever feel like is giving up.

You might feel defeated, unsatisfied, all the small chatter in your head is telling you to give up… But your EGO won’t let you. EGO isn’t all bad, as society likes to condemn it. I’d go as far as to say that ego is the key ingredient in an industry as cut-throat as BB.

In moments like these, your family, your friends and whoever you consider close will try to tell you that maybe it’s just not for you.

Solution? -> cut everyone. Don’t let anyone get to you and put your head down, analyze what is going wrong, how to get better and try new strategies. That’s the only difference between the ones who make it and the ones who don’t.

Do not take “no” for an answer. If a project closes your report but you know you are right, make sure you are right and then ask for mediation with all the facts you have. You’d be surprised how many projects close valid in-scope issues. Same thing applies if they try to reduce the severity or pay you “peanuts” for what it’s worth.

I’ve been working in DEFI for years now, learning the ropes, building projects. All of them were a fluke until I tried Immunefi. I worked every waking minute for 8 months straight without any payout.

Then… in September I got my first bug confirmed. A “Low” for $2000. I was ecstatic, I was excited. For literally 3 days, I was listening to music just staring and the “Confirmed” ticket.

You see bug bounty is a bit like the casino, the difference is instead of betting money, you bet time (sometimes it does cost money too) and the payouts hit like a truck and you never quite expect it fully.

It’s like a drug. And like a drug, you want more of it and you soon become accustomed to a certain level (“the tolerance”). They say you always chase the first high and it’s very true for bug bounty as well.

The months following I was finally averaging at least 1 paid report per month. That was until January. I’ll never forget it, I had 9 confirmed reports in a row. The “High” hit soooo strongly. But with every high comes a low. Doubts cripple in, you start rationalizing it. You tell yourself that “I just got lucky”. The bug Immunefi posted on their page was from January.

This cycle repeats endlessly. Turns out that February was an even better month for me. The thrill of the unknown and the unexpected is what makes it fun. I do not think I would be doing this if you took that out of the picture.

It was a journey, a very difficult one I’d might add. But in the end, it was worth it. It built me into a stronger more resilient person. It thought me patience.

Reports being closed hurt. Probably one of the worst types of rejection out there. But at some point in time you get used to it and have to learn how to detach yourself from the emotions and trust the process. It’s a numbers game after all.

I am waiting for the leaderboard to update now (long due)! I’m curious to see if I finally made it into the top 100 of whitehats of all times. (Currently sitting at $175k in earnings from 22 reports)

It’s all just a matter of time after all (;

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@_Z561 Mostly blockchain/dlt but I’ve been getting into smart contract recently

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

When the leaderboard updates again I should already be 😎

You’ve been a great inspiration to me as well! I still remember when I started last May, you were 1st place that quarter. I believe it was the Scroll bug?

I was like one day… I’ll be beside WhiteHatMage

Keep up the hard work! Keep inspiring

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

After so much hard work and perseverance, I finally made it in the top 100 of whitehats of all time on Immunefi @immunefi

I am 4th place in the past 90 days (:

It's been a long rough ride. I'd like to personally thank Immunefi for giving me the opportunity and making all this possible! I'm forever grateful to have had the chance to have an impact and to have contributed positively to the space!

No dream is ever impossible. it's only impossible if you give up

KEEP working hard, be patient and let time do its thing

Next goal is top 40 on Immunefi all times and 1st place next quarter

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@ItsShad0wWalker @immunefi Thanks I appreciate it 🙏 Great work on your side too (:

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@adeolRxxxx @immunefi Yup

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

I just found a confirmed bug on @immunefi #immunefitribe https://t.co/BusA2t4BYg

This is my first audit contest, not bad... Another high duplicate except for this one and we'll see how it'll end! Hope I make podium

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@TheTradMod @immunefi Ahaha thanks, I believe you are the triager for the Firedancer audit contest? I appreciate your contribution (:

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@Ehsan1579 @immunefi Thanks mate, means a lot coming from you! You've been a great inspiration to me! More than you now

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

@dani3l526 @immunefi thanks man I appreciate it (;

[GrumpyLord @GrumpyLord36678]

Top ranked hits different ahaha

The leaderboard as to update again lmao
I've surpassed that by a good margin

Projects take the time to read your reports when you have reputation. The beginning was rough... Projects used to not even read my reports and just close them!

I used to dream of this moment and it finally happened