Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 195: Frans Rosen on the AI Age of Bug Bounty Oct 08, 2026

Show notes

Episode 195: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk to Frans Rosen and get his take on the Bug Bounty Industry and finding enjoyment in hacking during the AI Slopocalypse.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

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https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management

https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:48) Bug Bounty Update and AI Dissatisfaction

(00:30:27) How Frans Uses AI & Bugs it can't find.

(00:46:16) What the Future holds for Bug Bounty

Episode 194: Using Jev for Bug Bounty Oct 01, 2026

Show notes

Episode 194: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph cover Faav’s Microsoft hack, Salesforce adjusting their scope, and if/how Jev can be used for Bug Bounty

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management

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====== Resources ======

How I Could've Accessed 17 Trillion Microsoft Records

https://t.co/ASdR0j7rDN

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:04:10) Opus 5.5 & Cyber Verification Program

(00:12:01) Jev, Tac, and CVP

(00:24:45) Turbo Intruder 2

(00:31:33) Salesforce's critical error & Faav's Findings

Episode 193: Browser Logic Errors & XS-Leaks with Jorian Woltjer Sep 24, 2026

Show notes

Episode 193: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Jorian Woltjer to talk through his Bug Bounty journey and all the crazy research he’s done for the Critical Thinking Lab.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

====== Resources ======

Cache key injection: Smuggling poison through the door

https://www.yeswehack.com/lab/research-cache-key-injection

====== Resources ======

XS-Leaks

https://xsleaks.dev/

Solving an ORB mystery

https://lab.ctbb.show/research/solving-an-orb-mystery

Research Review #24: Solving an ORB mystery (J0R1AN)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpXccQbOb48

Stopping Redirects

https://lab.ctbb.show/research/stopping-redirects

Ethical Hacker Groep Nederland

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-cT3O--POR-ElvSufpZ1oPfyocmWYeos

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:04:19) CTFd status code XS-Leak

(00:18:05) Jorian's Journey & Solving an ORB mystery

(00:33:39) Stopping Redirects

(00:58:55) DNS Rebinding in the browser

(01:08:47) Popunder: weak password prompt

(01:24:33) Declarative partial updates

Episode 192: Hackbot Proof-of-Concept Skill Creation Sep 17, 2026

Show notes

Episode 192: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin lays out some goals and tips on PoC Creation.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management

https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam

====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======

LHE at Ekoparty, open to all Ekoparty Attendees

https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/page/live-hacking-event-banco-galicia-yeswehack-ekoparty-2026

Builders & Breakers | Building Hackbots: Models, Harnesses and Human Expertise with Hamid Kashfi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYK9-66qe6w

====== Resources ======

Get Justin’s exclusive masterclass for more information

https://www.ctbb.show/discord

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:05:33) PoC Creation Goals & Formats

(00:15:01) Nuts and Bolts of Python & HTML Files

Episode 191: Rez0s Sick Caching Bug & Local AI vs Subsidized tokens Sep 10, 2026

Show notes

Episode 191: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph talk about successes in scaling their hackbots, and brainstorm possible ways to stretch their AI subscriptions.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======

How to use Codex for Bug Bounty research: explore broadly, validate rigorously

https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/llm-series-codex

====== Resources ======

Herdr

https://herdr.dev/

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:43) Rez0's Sick Caching Bug

(00:11:38) Hackbot Scale & Hardware Spend

(00:19:16) Stretching your Subscriptions

(00:27:53) Herdr.dev & LHE's with Total Bounty Pools

Episode 190: Hacker Life Coaching & is Rez0 a Claude Shill? Sep 03, 2026

Show notes

Episode 190: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph do a little life-coaching session to make sure they’re both still aligned with their bug bounty goals. They also talk about Claude vs Codex, amount vs impact, and where to focus tokens.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management

https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam

====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======

Web Fuzzing for Hackers

https://www.intigriti.com/researchers/blog/hacking-tools/web-fuzzing-for-hackers

When fear no longer holds you back. Interview with Ryan Bonner

https://www.intigriti.com/blog/business-insights/interview-with-ryan-bonner-roll4combatus

Steve’s Maturity Framework

https://x.com/SteveHernandezM/status/2094398761946493107

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:07:10) Focusing your Tokens, Cloud Providers, and Dropping Bounties

(00:18:30) Amount vs. Impact

(00:25:42) Ideal Work Day and Focus State

Episode 189: What Happened to HackerOne with Joel Margolis Aug 27, 2026

Show notes

Episode 189: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re (re)joined by none other than JOEL FREAKING MARGOLIS to talk about his blog post concerning HackerOne. We talk about what he thinks went wrong with H1, and how they can revive their old self.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

Today’s Guest - Joel Magolis

https://x.com/0xteknogeek

====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======

Kara Sprague’s Statement:

“I read Joel’s post and listened to the episode myself. You raise many good points. The part I want to fix first is how we exchange and action feedback from the community. I don’t have the full fix yet, but I own it and am also open to working together to find a good solution.”

Kara Sprague, CEO, HackerOne

Write triager-grade Bug Bounty reports with Claude Code: introducing the YesWeHack Claude Kit plugin

https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/triager-grade-reports-claude-code

Claude Kit

https://github.com/yeswehack/claude-kit

====== Resources ======

What Happened to HackerOne?

https://blog.teknogeek.io/posts/what-happened-to-hackerone/

Watch our episode with Alex Rice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa4wWv_ONjM

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:04:18) The early days: LHE's, Covid, and the rise of AI

(00:17:20) HSM Program, HAI, and resource allocation

(00:36:41) Sales Incentivisation

(00:46:10) AI and Researcher Reports Data

(00:54:38) How Can H1 Revive its Old Self

(01:02:40) Triage

Episode 188: DEFCON 34 Hotel Room Debrief Aug 20, 2026

Show notes

Episode 188: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Gr3pme and BusFactor grab some Hackers for a Live from DEFCON Episode to recap the event and highlight their top bugs and talks.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

Today’s Sponsor: The Adobe Program is moving to Intigriti! Head to our Discord and type “Ready to Hack Adobe” in the giveaway channel and paste your Intigriti profile for a chance to win a Lifetime CT Membership!

Today’s Guests:

https://x.com/7urb01

https://x.com/busf4ctor

====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======

YesWeHack is introducing Credits to combat AI slop reports

https://helpcenter.yeswehack.io/en/articles/711408-yeswehack-credits

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:45) DEFCON Event Reactions and Takeaways

(00:12:56) Bus & Turbo Talk Overviews

(00:21:53) Event Bugs

Episode 187: Are Live Hacking Events even worth it? Aug 13, 2026

Show notes

Episode 187: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about how much to gaslight your Hackbot, finding “Internet Melting Bugs” and if LHEs still make sense in this AI age.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

Today’s Sponsor: Adobe - Head to our Discord and type “Ready to Hack Adobe” in the giveaway channel and paste your Intigriti profile for a chance to win a Lifetime CT Membership!

====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======

Exploiting web cache poisoning vulnerabilities

https://www.intigriti.com/researchers/blog/hacking-tools/exploiting-web-cache-poisoning-vulnerabilities

====== Resources ======

frontier class vulnerabilities: it gets worse before it (maybe) gets better

https://shubs.io/frontier-class-vulnerabilities-it-gets-worse-before-it-maybe-gets-better/

====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:05:41) LHE Vs. AI

(00:19:27) Hacker Intuition and Gaslighting your Hackbot

(00:25:49) Resolving Sol 5.6 compaction error & AI memory usage

(00:37:00) Frontier Class Vulnerabilities

Episode 186: Is Sol 5.6 SuperHuman for Bug Bounty? Aug 06, 2026

Show notes

Episode 186: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about some Recent Bug Bounty trends and pricing changes, wp2Shell exploits, Sol 5.6, and prompting via the Gauntlet loop.

Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

====== Links ======

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

https://x.com/Rhynorater

https://x.com/rez0__

https://x.com/gr3pme

Critical Research Lab:

https://lab.ctbb.show/

Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

https://pentest.ctbb.show/

Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

https://ctbb.show/fthg

====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!

We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.

You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!

Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Zero Trust Network Access

https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztna

====== Resources ======

Trend of Bug Bounty Programs

https://x.com/iangcarroll/status/2082535987633410540

Next chapter: Restructuring GitHub’s bug bounty program

https://github.blog/security/next-chapter-restructuring-githubs-bug-bounty-program/

Securing GitHub: Wiz Research uncovers Remote Code Execution in GitHub

https://www.wiz.io/blog/github-rce-vulnerability-cve-2026-3854

Gauntlet Loop

https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2081830214384886228