Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

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Episode 155: 2025 Hacker Stats & 2026 Goals Jan 01, 2026

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Episode 155: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin, Joseph, and Brandyn reflect on last year of Bug Bounty, and list their goals and predictions for what 2026 holds.

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

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

2024 Hacker Stats & 2025 Goals

https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/p/hackernotes-ep-104-2024-hacker-stats-2025-goals

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:08) 2025 Full Time Hunting Retrospective

(00:10:19) Most Fulfilling Moments and Bugs

(00:17:56) Satisfaction with 2025 Stats

(00:45:28) Automation, Organization, and Collaboration

(00:48:55) Time and Motivation

(01:08:01) Goals and Predictions for Bug Bounty in 2026

Episode 154: Starting a Pentesting Company on Top of Bug Bounty Dec 25, 2025

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Episode 154: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph and Brandyn talk through the transition from Bug Bounty hunting to Pentesting. We cover diversifying income streams, the challenges of pricing for Pentests, legal considerations, and what Bug Hunters can bring to the Pentesting world

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

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:36) Starting a Pentesting Company

(00:12:25) Advantages of Pentesting as a Bug Bounty Hunter

(00:29:03) Pricing, Sales, and knowing your Market/Worth

(00:36:21) Compliance in Pentests & Rapid-Fire Takaways

Episode 153: Hacking the Robots of the Future: Hardware, AI, and Bug Bounties with Matt Brown Dec 18, 2025

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Episode 153: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Matt Brown returns to talk with us about hacking robots, IOT hackbots, and his Zero-to-Hero Hardware Hacking Guide.

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Today’s Guest: Matt Brown

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

KeeYees USB Logic Analyzer Device

Saleae logic analyzer

XGecu

Hardware Hacking Tutorial by Make Me Hack

UART and SPI firmware extraction

UART Root Shell on Linux Router

UART Shell Jail and Unlocked Bootloader

Chinese IP Camera Firmware Extraction

Chip-Off Firmware Extraction

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:01:22) Incremental Session Token Story and Matt Brown Intro

(00:10:42) Hardware Bug Bounty Scene & AI on Devices

(00:24:30) Hacking Human Robot

(00:41:33) Zero-to-Hero Hardware Hacking Guide

(01:01:47) IOT Hackbot

Episode 152: GeminiJack and Agentic Security with Sasi Levi Dec 11, 2025

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Episode 152: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Sasi Levi from Noma Security to talk about AI and Agentic Security. We also talk about ForcedLeak, a Google Vertex Bug, and debate if Prompt Injection is a real Vuln.

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

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

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Today's Sponsor: ThreatLocker. Check out ThreatLocker Elevation Control

https://ctbb.show/tl-ec

And Noma Security! https://noma.security/

Today’s Guest: https://x.com/sasi2103

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

Vercel Platform Protection

Dedicated HackerOne program for Vercel WAF

YesWeHack Open Source Programs

Android recon for Bug Bounty hunters

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

Sasi's Tweet from 2015

ForcedLeak: AI Agent risks exposed in Salesforce AgentForce

Is Prompt Injection a Vulnerability?

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:09:16) Google Vertex AI Bug

(00:29:28) Sasi's Background and Bug Bounty Journey

(00:38:55) Resources for AI and Agentic Security Methodology

(00:50:34) ForcedLeak

(01:02:06) Is Prompt Injection a Vuln?

Episode 151: Client-side Advanced Topics Dec 04, 2025

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Episode 151: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re covering Client-side advanced topics. Justin talks Joseph (and us) through Third-Party Cookie Nuances, Iframe Tricks, URL Parsing, and more.

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

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

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

Today's Sponsor: ThreatLocker. Check out ThreatLocker Elevation Control

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

Nowasky's Tweet #1

https://x.com/nowaskyjr/status/1993421017381744974

Nowasky's Tweet #2

https://x.com/nowaskyjr/status/1992717862398800081

rep+ in Chrome DevTools

https://x.com/BourAbdelhadi/status/1992622964077179229

Terjanq Post from 2021

https://x.com/terjanq/status/1421093136022048775

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:58) Client-side news & AI Updates

(00:12:02) Third-Party Cookie Nuances & PostMessages

(00:30:09) Iframe Tricks

(00:47:43) URL Parsing, CSPTS, and Client-side Routes

Episode 150: ASP.NET MVC Patterns, Popping Oracle Identity, and Esoteric Subdomain Enumeration Nov 27, 2025

Show notes

Episode 150: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we're highlighting some cool news and research, but not before expressing our gratitude to the Hacker community. We are so thankful for you all!

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

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

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

Today's Sponsor: ThreatLocker. Check out ThreatLocker Elevation Control

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

Cache Overflow on Cloudflare

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

Breaking Oracle’s Identity Manager

Who Needs a Blind XSS?

ASP.NET MVC View Engine Search Patterns

Heretic

Lesser known techniques for large-scale subdomain enum

Antigravity – Known Issues

Bug Bounty Daily

Caido version of AssetNote Surf

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:09:47) Breaking Oracle’s Identity Manager & Who Needs a Blind XSS?

(00:20:37) ASP.NET MVC View Engine Search Patterns & Heretic

(00:29:04) Lesser known techniques for large-scale subdomain enum

(00:35:29) Gemini 3 & Antigravity.

(00:45:57) Bug Bounty Daily

(00:52:42) Surf for Caido

Episode 149: DEFCON Debrief: AI Vulns, Unicode Weirdness, and Wild Vulnerability Chains Nov 20, 2025

Show notes

Episode 149: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast The DEFCON videos are up, and Justin and Joseph talk through some of their favorites.

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:

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

Hop on the CTBB Discord!

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

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

Unicode surrogates conversion

Prompt. Scan. Exploit

Breaking into thousands of cloud based VPNs with 1 bug

Examining Access Control Vulnerabilities in GraphQL

Smart Bus Smart Hacking

Passkeys Pwned

Bypassing Intent Destination Checks

Gemini Agents in Google Calendar

Exploitation of DOM Clobbering Vuln at Scale

TheHulk

Smart Devices, Dumb Resets

Mac PRT Cookie Theft

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:10:10) Prompt. Scan. Exploit

(00:23:52) Breaking into thousands of cloud based VPNs with 1 bug

(00:33:25) Access Control Vulns in GraphQL, Smart Bus Hacking, & Passkeys Pwned

(00:44:10) Bypassing Intent Destination Checks & Invoking Gemini Agents

(00:57:08) DOM Clobbering, Mac PRT Cookie Theft, & Smart Devices, Dumb Resets

Episode 148: MCP Hacking Guide Nov 13, 2025

Show notes

Episode 148: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin gives us a crash course on Model Context Protocol.

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:51) MCP Architecture & Authentication

(00:13:08) Roots, Sampling, & Elicitation

(00:19:15) Tools and Resources

Episode 147: Stupid Simple Hacking Workflow Tips Nov 06, 2025

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Episode 147: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we're talking tips and tricks that help us in hacking that we really should’ve learned sooner.

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

Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

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

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

Today's Sponsor: ThreatLocker. Check out ThreatLocker Network Control

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

Netscaler's new program

https://hackerone.com/netscaler_public_program?type=team

The ultimate Bug Bounty guide to HTTP request smuggling vulnerabilities

https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/http-request-smuggling-guide-vulnerabilities

Hackers now have 2 Request-a-Response

https://docs.bugcrowd.com/changelog/researchers/request-a-response-researcher/

Evan Connelly Spotlight

https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/hacker-spotlight-evan-connelly/

Epic Games Jobs Openings

Jobs.ctbb.show

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:09:23) Command Palette, Auto-decoding, & Evenbetter

(00:17:28) Chrome Devtools Edit as html & Raycast

(00:33:23) ffuf -request flag

(00:41:33) JXScout

(00:48:55) Conditional Breakpoints in Devtools & Lightning round tips

Episode 146: Hacking Horror Stories Oct 30, 2025

Show notes

Episode 146: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin, Joseph, and Brandyn all sit down to celebrate the spooky season by swapping their scariest bug stories. From frightening fails and firings to hacks with chilling and critical consequences. Grab your flashlight and a blanket for this one!

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

Today's Sponsor: ThreatLocker. Check out ThreatLocker Network Control

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

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

Methodology tips from top Bug Bounty hunters

YesWeHack marks first year of partnership with Singapore’s Government

HackerOne Hacker-Powered Security Report

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

Critical Research Lab

Hacking the World Poker Tour: Inside ClubWPT Gold’s Back Office

File Creation via SQLite Injection

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