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🔥 Advanced Bug Bounty $$$$: API Key and Token Leaks — Tools, Techniques, and Exploitation
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✅ 📌 Introduction
API keys, access tokens, and secrets are the crown jewels of bug bounty hunting. When leaked, they can lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and full system compromise. As a bug bounty hunter, discovering and exploiting these leaks can result in high-severity reports and significant bounties.
In this blog, I’ll cover 8 powerful tools used by professional bug bounty hunters to:
- Detect, validate, and exploit leaked API keys and tokens
- Automate key spraying against multiple services
- Perform large-scale enumeration and verification
I’ll provide clear installation steps, usage examples, and pro tips to help you maximize your efficiency during bug bounties.
