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by catboybotnet 902 days ago
Not really something that requires little skill, but bug hunting is a decent income (if you burn through enough).

Otherwise, making services and seeing what sticks. There are millions of these that go unnoticed but are still going by on API fees. Or they just go nowhere :P

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> bug hunting

I read this as "pest control", and literally thought about living bugs. Bed Bugs in particular c/would be a multimillion dollar business in the US, I believe.

In general, to the OP I'd recommend finding a nuisance. The bigger the nuisance, and the more people affected, the larger potential.

Are there any platforms specifically for claiming bounties or is this more of an opportunistic thing?
You mean like HackerOne? Plenty of people (typically white-hat security researchers) make a career out of HackerOne bounties.