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title: "Discussion on \"How I Found a Race Condition Vulnerability on a Major Social Media Platform\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"How I Found a Race Condition Vulnerability on a Major Social Media Platform\". Introduction\nHey everyone! In this blog post, I’ll walk you through a recent security vulnerability I discovered during my bug bounty journey. I found a race condition in the unfollow mechanism of a major social media platform (let’s call it “example..."
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# [How I Found a Race Condition Vulnerability on a Major Social Media Platform](https://hunteramine.hashnode.dev/how-i-found-a-race-condition-vulnerability-on-a-major-social-media-platform?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Introduction Hey everyone! In this blog post, I’ll walk you through a recent security vulnerability I discovered during my bug bounty journey. I found a race condition in the unfollow mechanism of a major social media platform (let’s call it “example...

Sep 14, 2025 · 3 min read · hunteramine.hashnode.dev  
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