Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Episode 196: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re talking about how Pentests can help boost morale, the architecture of Building local AI models, and our bug bounty predictions for the future.

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

UniiChat.com

https://x.com/VictorTaelin/status/2108200878553588091?s=20

The model isn't cooperating

https://portswigger.net/research/the-model-isnt-cooperating

Scan for Good

https://www.wiz.io/blog/scan-for-good-critical-ai-exposures

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:04:29) UniiChat, Local architecture, and why the model isn't cooperating

(00:12:15) Pentesting Pros and Predictions

(00:31:06) Securing Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Verification, & Pentesting Delivery 

(00:40:35) Bug Bounty Future Predictions

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.

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====== 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: 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

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

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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: 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.

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

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: 

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

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

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

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====== 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

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

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

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

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.

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

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====== 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: 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.

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

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Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

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

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

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Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management

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====== 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: 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.

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

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Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

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

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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: 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.

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

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: 

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Critical Research Lab:

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Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

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

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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:

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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: 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.

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

Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: 

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Critical Research Lab:

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Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

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

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

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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