I Spent 3 Months on Bug Bounty — Here’s What I Actually Earned

I spent 3 months doing bug bounty hunting as a beginner.

Here are the real numbers:

• ~180 hours invested
• 23 reports submitted
• 11 duplicates
• 6 accepted findings
• ₹12,400 earned

Not life-changing money.

But probably the most practical cybersecurity learning experience I’ve had so far.

I wrote a completely honest breakdown of:

• the mistakes I made
• why duplicates are mentally exhausting
• how I improved my methodology
• what bug bounty guides usually don’t tell beginners

No hype. No fake “I made $50k in a month” story.

Just the reality of starting bug bounty from India in 2026.

👉 https://apisecurityguide.blogspot.com/2026/05/i-spent-3-months-on-bug-bounty-heres.html