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Security researcher huntingforbug has already helped fix 1867 vulnerabilities.



Researcher reputation:  460

Real name:
Mario

About me:
Security researcher

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email: [email protected]

twitter: https://twitter.com/huntingforbug

Experience in Application Security
3-5 years

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Recommendations and Acknowledgements | Full List:

@wall26com     17 August, 2020
    Twitter wall26com Wall26 from wall26:
Thank you for reporting the IDOR issue of our website.
@PascalMeunier16     4 May, 2020
    Twitter PascalMeunier16 Pascal Meunier from Purdue University:
The vulnerability notification was clear, precise and correct. Excellent work.
@NakladaFibra     12 June, 2019
    Twitter NakladaFibra Marko :
Very kind and helpfull. Thank a lot!!!
@derbarkeeper     17 May, 2019
    Twitter derbarkeeper mixable from mixable:
Thank you for reporting XSS vulnerability. Great work!
@source_dr     25 April, 2019
    Twitter source_dr source_dr :
Thank you for reporting XSS vulnerability
@MihirGosai     31 January, 2019
    Twitter MihirGosai Admin from APKLinker:
Thanks for reporting vulnerability issues to APKLinker.
@fparisot     21 January, 2019
    Twitter fparisot Fabrice PARISOT from Fab's AutoBackup:
Thanks for helping fixing that ugly XSS flaw !
@testberichteDE     23 November, 2018
    Twitter testberichteDE Andreas S from Testberichte.de:
Hi Mario, thank you very much for your information on our vulnerability! This helps us keeping our website secure.
@MVinfo1     31 October, 2018
    Twitter MVinfo1 C.L. from Materiel Velo:
Thanks a lot :) Useful information to improve us
@euvtechnology     26 October, 2018
    Twitter euvtechnology euvtechnology from Engel & Völkers Technology:
Mario, thank you for informing us on the vulnerability you discovered and helping us keeping our webservices secure!
@wirthundhorn     22 August, 2018
    Twitter wirthundhorn Support from klett-sprachen.de:
Thank you for notifying us about a XSS bug in one of our sites.
@fotoloco1     1 August, 2018
    Twitter fotoloco1 Blaise from fotoloco:
Perfect! Very helpful. Thank you
@bobthenob     11 April, 2018
    Twitter bobthenob Bob Kolk from Tumbl Trak:
Thanks to Mario for alerting me of our XSS vulnerability and for the quick response to my inquiry.
@Radu04674086     5 April, 2018
    Twitter Radu04674086 Radu from ZDV:
Mario is very open and really prompt answering and helping to solve the issues.
I'm happy to recommend him.
@Radu04674086     14 February, 2018
    Twitter Radu04674086 Radu M from Zdv:
I would like to recommend Mario for his promptness, openness and professionalism.
Thanks!
@archiveis     30 January, 2018
    Twitter archiveis Denis from archive.today:
Thanks for finding an XSS !
@carnevalifil     24 January, 2018
    Twitter carnevalifil Filippo from bikeitalia.it:
Thanks a lot for signaling the bug!
@JFPlaMed     17 January, 2018
    Twitter JFPlaMed JerryF from PlanetMedia:
Thank you for finding the issue and for the informative responsible disclosure - and the provided information was clear enough that we knew exactly where/how to fix the issue, so this was helpful toward making our sites more robust. Thanks !
@Sitepro_website     28 December, 2017
    Twitter Sitepro_website Filip from Site.pro:
Site.pro team wants to thank Mario for taking the time to review our website and inform us about some fixes which had to be made. Great job! We want to give you 5 stars and big recommendation.
@smasterov     28 December, 2017
    Twitter smasterov Sergey Masterov from Chita.Ru:
Mario, thank you for your notice about XSS vulnerability on our website chita.ru and Happy New Year!
@computer_zive     18 December, 2017
    Twitter computer_zive Marek from Zive.cz:
Mario, thank you for your notice about XSS vulnerability on our website zive.cz.
@SerialZone     18 December, 2017
    Twitter SerialZone Fruiko from SerialZone.cz:
Thanks to Mario for identifying a potential vulnerability with our site and for fast communication.
@Impero_Consult     30 November, 2017
    Twitter Impero_Consult Kobus from Impero Consulting:
Mario found a vulnerability on one of my clients' sites, and I confirmed the presence of the vulnerability, and resolved it. His report was accurate, and he has dealt with me in a professional manner.
@domhnallmurphy     27 November, 2017
    Twitter domhnallmurphy Domhnall from GoConqr:
Thanks to Mario for identifying a potential vulnerability with our site. The responsibility and transparency of the disclosure was laudable, and greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
@caffetin     22 November, 2017
    Twitter caffetin Janos Sabo from Mobileshop:
I would like to use this opportunity to thank and recommend Mario.
He's a real professional and a honest person for bringing to our attention the possible vulnerability on our website.
Thanks

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Total reports:4297
Total reports on VIP sites:676
Total patched vulnerabilities:1867
Recommendations received:25
Active since:02.11.2017
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  Recent Recommendations

    14 May, 2024
    TheDevinSwan:
Thank you for reporting vulnerabilities on our site. Your prompt assistance enabled us to resolve the issue quickly.
    1 May, 2024
    Mek:
Got a recommendation to fix an SQL injection vulnerability on my website. As I am a hobbyist and my page is a hobby project, I can't offer money, so I am recommending this researcher. Thanks again.
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    I_bims_Mike:
Thank you very much for identifying the XSS vulnerability and for our friendly email exchange.
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