I've been doing bug bounty for years.
I just published a long piece on what it actually feels like in 2026, and why something fundamental has shifted.
https://t.co/bK0VS5VeAA
Would love to get your feedback on it here on X or directly on the blog
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HOW HACKERONE CAME TO LIFE
These two teenagers became Pentagon proteges. How Hackerone came to life👊🏾.
By 17, they were so good at hacking, their ISPs sent warning letters.
Today, they've paid out $230M to ethical hackers worldwide.
Here's how two Dutch kids revolutionized cybersecurity forever:
It started in a garage filled with broken electronics.
Two 6-year-old boys, Jobert Abma and Michiel Prins, were fascinated by how things worked.
Their first project? Taking apart walkie-talkies to understand wireless communication.
But that was just the beginning...
At age 11, everything changed.
Michiel's nephew gave them a CD containing Visual Basic.
Determined to learn coding, they borrowed a 600-page Visual Basic manual from the library where Michiel's mother worked.
What happened next left their parents stunned:
By age 17, both sets of parents received warning letters from their Internet Service Provider.
The ISP suspected a virus was causing suspicious traffic.
But it wasn't a virus.
It was Jobert and Michiel, teaching themselves ethical hacking.
Here's where it gets interesting:
In 2011, they launched an audacious project:
"Hack 100" - their mission to hack 100 of the world's biggest tech companies.
Not to cause damage.
But to expose critical security flaws that could protect millions.
The results were shocking:
They found vulnerabilities in the vast majority of companies they targeted.
One hack let them post status updates on behalf of any user - even the CEO.
Instead of getting arrested, something unexpected happened:
Companies started asking for their help.
But the biggest surprise was yet to come:
Their work caught the attention of Alex Rice, Facebook's head of product security.
He saw their potential to revolutionize cybersecurity.
Together with Merijn Terheggen, they founded HackerOne - connecting ethical hackers with companies needing security testing.
The impact was immediate:
Today, HackerOne has:
• Paid over $230 million in bounties to ethical hackers
• Protected over 1,700 organizations worldwide
• Connected with hackers from over 170 countries
• Secured major tech giants & government agencies
But their most innovative move?
They turned hacking into a legitimate career path.
Over 200 hackers on their platform have earned over $100,000.
Several have made over $1 million finding security flaws.
They've created an entire economy around ethical hacking.
The U.S. Department of Defense uses HackerOne.
Their "Hack the Pentagon" program found 138 vulnerabilities in just 6 hours.
Think about that:
The world's most secure organization trusts two curious kids in a garage.
Story from ~Daniel Burlage.