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title: "Inside the Mind of a $Million Bug Bounty Hunter | SecMeet 0x01"
description: "SecMeet 0x01 with Nikhil Shrivastava (niks), B-Sides Ahmedabad founder and Synack red teamer, on earning over a million dollars in bounties."
canonical_url: "https://amrelsagaei.com/inside-the-mind-of-a-million-bug-bounty-hunter-secmeet-0x01"
last_updated: "2025-05-10"
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In this first episode of SecMeet (0x01), we sit down with Nikhil Shrivastava (niks), the founder of B-Sides Ahmedabad and a Red Team legend at Synack, to explore how he made over $million in bug bounty earnings, his tools, workflow, mindset, and how he keeps growing in the field. No fluff, just raw insights, big wins, and practical advice for any hacker aiming high. 🎯 SecMeet is an exclusive hacker-to-hacker interview series, where we go deep into the minds and methods of top-tier security professionals.

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