{"product_id":"bug-bounty-hunter-and-the-juan-c-montes-9798258318848","title":"Bug Bounty Hunter and the Machine: AI-Augmented Security Research: From Docker Lab to Bounty Report","description":"70+ real vulnerabilities. Working PoCs. Reports that get paid.\u003cp\u003eThis is not a theoretical bug bounty book. It is the documentation of \u003cb\u003e70+ real vulnerabilities found with AI assistance\u003c\/b\u003e in active bug bounty programs covering gaming launchers, hardware drivers, AI desktop assistants, messaging platforms, enterprise communication tools, remote access software, PDF readers, and terminal emulators. Each vulnerability with its working PoC, complete report, and triage decision analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book documents a complete workflow: from automated reconnaissance with Claude Code to static analysis with local models in LM Studio, through building Docker lab environments to reproduce and validate every finding before reporting it.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you will find in this book\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e36 chapters\u003c\/b\u003e organized around 13 complete bug bounty cases covering the full cycle: reconnaissance, analysis, exploitation, reporting, and getting paid: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAI-powered reconnaissance\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claude Code for attack surface analysis, endpoint enumeration, public documentation review, and functionality mapping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAssisted static analysis\u003c\/b\u003e -- Local models with LM Studio for source code review, vulnerable pattern detection, and dependency analysis without sending code to the cloud.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDocker lab environment\u003c\/b\u003e -- Reproducible environments for each case: containers that replicate vulnerable logic, PoC validation, and impact documentation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e13 complete documented cases\u003c\/b\u003e -- gaming launchers (2), hardware drivers (1), AI desktop assistants (1), AI-powered IDEs (1), streaming servers (1), messaging platforms (2), enterprise communication (1), remote access tools (1), PDF readers (1), terminal emulators with anti-cheat (1).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe report that gets paid\u003c\/b\u003e -- Structure, narrative, and level of detail that separates an ignored report from one that earns a bounty. With real anonymized examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEthics and boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e -- What AI can and cannot do in bug bounty. When the model saves you hours and when it leads you down false paths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eEach chapter has three layers\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConcept\u003c\/b\u003e -- The vulnerability class, its real impact, and why AI helps (or doesn't) in finding it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDecision\u003c\/b\u003e -- Real trade-offs: discarded tools, compared models, approaches that failed before reaching the one that worked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImplementation\u003c\/b\u003e -- Didactic code, Docker configurations, effective prompts, and working PoCs with line-by-line explanation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho this book is for\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBug bounty hunters\u003c\/b\u003e who want to multiply their discovery capability with AI without losing technical rigor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSecurity researchers\u003c\/b\u003e who need a reproducible workflow for vulnerability analysis with language models.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePentesters\u003c\/b\u003e looking to transition into bug bounty or add AI to their existing methodology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDevelopers with an offensive mindset\u003c\/b\u003e who want to understand how hunters find flaws in their code.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhat makes this book different\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not a tools manual.\u003c\/b\u003e It is the documentation of a real workflow combining Claude Code for reasoning, local models for privacy, and Docker for reproducibility. All 70+ vulnerabilities are real and were reported through official programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not for absolute beginners.\u003c\/b\u003e It requires basic knowledge of web security, networking, and programming. The book teaches how to enhance existing skills, not replace them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the authors: \u003c\/b\u003e Carlos Perez Gonzalez, AI solutions architect with over two decades of offensive cybersecurity experience (OSCE, OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, CREST), founder of cybersecurity training platforms, and builder of enterprise AI systems. Juan C. Montes, cybersecurity architect with forensic and offensive profile (GCFA, GREM), published in PHRACK #65.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 10 in \u003cb\u003eThe Professional and the Machine\u003c\/b\u003e series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan C. 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