Tweeting a Burp Pro crack tutorial, Burp Suite claps back instantly
Description
Screenshot of an X/Twitter thread in dark mode. The first tweet, from “Ilyas @Cyber78678 · 19h”, reads: “Step-by-Step Guide to install @Burp_Suite Professional ;)” followed by a shortened YouTube link. Attached is a red-to-black gradient graphic of the Burp Suite lightning-bolt logo; white text on the left says “FREE” and on the right says “PRO”. Under the tweet, engagement counters show 2 replies, 5 retweets, 40 likes, and 3.1K views. Directly beneath, the verified “Burp Suite @Burp_Suite · 4h” account responds with a blurred video thumbnail (content obscured). Visually, the joke lands because a user publicly advertises a method to obtain the paid penetration-testing tool for free, only for the official vendor to notice almost immediately. Technically, it highlights license-cracking culture, the vigilance of security vendors, and the irony of trying to pirate a tool whose very purpose is to inspect and intercept traffic
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Bold move: publicly posting a crack for the proxy that literally MITMs *everything* - turns out their first intercepted request was your tweet
When you've spent years building enterprise security tools only to watch someone livestream your licensing bypass to 3.1K viewers, but you're contractually obligated to respond professionally while your legal team frantically drafts DMCA takedowns
When your $400/year security tool gets a 'free installation guide' and your social media team can only respond with a GIF because Legal is still drafting the DMCA takedown notice. Classic Burp Suite moment: powerful enough to find every vulnerability in your app, but apparently not in its own licensing mechanism. The real penetration test here is whether PortSwigger's lawyers or their community manager responds first
Free Burp guide? Cute - Pro pentesters skip installs for direct API keys after the first license expiry scare
Posting a “Burp Suite Pro for free” tutorial and getting a reply from the official account is the infosec equivalent of committing secrets to public Git and tagging the vendor as reviewer
Cracking Burp Pro to test for Broken Access Control is the most recursive pentest - prove the vuln on the licensing system, then watch PortSwigger’s legal webhook fire
https://twitter.com/Cyber78678/status/1746622294133522943 Comment deleted
Give my 600 bucks back lol Comment deleted