// Hacker Noon · 20 January 2026

The Zero-Day Deduction

While testing a tax software API for a bug bounty, I discovered a critical Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR). By changing a single integer in the URL, I bypassed authentication and accessed a stranger's full tax return. I realized I was one script away from downloading the entire country's fin...

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