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Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Justin Gardner (Rhynorater) & Joseph Thacker (Rez0)criticalthinkingpodcast.io

A "by Hackers for Hackers" podcast focused on technical content ranging from bug bounty tips, to write-up explanations, to the latest hacking techniques.

Episodes

Episode 121: Slonser’s Image Injection 0-day -> ATO & New Caido Collab Plugin

Episode 121: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we cover so much news and research that we ran out of room in the description... Follow us on X Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow Rhynorater and Rez0 on X: ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord! We also have hacker swag ! ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Hacker spotlight: Rhynorater Ultra Mobile BB Program - Mobile Apps Ultra Mobile BB Program - (Pub...

May 08, 202557 minSeason 1Ep. 121

Episode 120: SpaceRaccoon - From Day Zero to Zero Day

Episode 120: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin Gardner welcomes Eugene to talk (aka fanboy) about his new book, 'From Day Zero to Zero Day.' We walk through what to expect in each chapter, including Binary Analysis, Source and Sink Discovery, and Fuzzing everything.Then we give listeners a special deal on the book. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected]...

May 01, 20251 hr 37 minSeason 1Ep. 120

Episode 119: Abusing Iframes from a client-side hacker

Episode 119: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin does a mini deep dive into the world of iframes, starting with why they’re significant, their attributes, and how to attack them. CORRECTION: Some of my comments on the latest episode of the pod were woefully inaccurate about the `csp` attribute of an iframe. Def should have read the spec more thoroughly. Please see the #corrections channel in Discord for the deets. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Go...

Apr 17, 202534 minSeason 1Ep. 119

Episode 118: Hacking Happy Hour: 0days on Tap and SQLi Shots

Episode 118: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we cover a host of news, including clientside tidbits, “Credentialless” iframes, prototype pollution, and what constitutes a polyglot in llms.txt. Follow us on X Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow Rhynorater and Rez0 on X ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord ! You can also find some hacker swag ! ====== Resources ====== p4fg p...

Apr 10, 202558 minSeason 1Ep. 118

Hacking AI Series: Vulnus ex Machina - Part 1

Episode 117: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph introduces Vulus Ex Machina: A 3-part mini-series on hacking AI applications. In this part, he lays the groundwork and focuses on AI reconnaissance. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater and Rez0 on Twitter...

Apr 03, 202532 minSeason 1Ep. 117

Episode 116: Auth Bypasses and Google VRP Writeups

Justin covers Portswigger's SAML Roulette writeup, detailing the round trip attack and XML parsing discrepancies. He reviews disclosed Google VRP reports, highlighting vulnerabilities in Google Forms and Sheets. Lastly, Justin analyzes Next.js middleware exploits, including bypasses using specific headers, and promotes the Critical Thinking Discord community.

Mar 27, 202527 minSeason 1Ep. 116

Episode 115: Mentee to Career Hacker - Mokusou (So Sakaguchi)

Episode 115: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and So Sakaguchi sit down to walk through some recent bugs, before having a live mentorship session. They also talk about Reflector, and finish up by doing a bonus podcast segment in Japanese! Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to https://x.com/realytcracker for the awesome intro music! ======...

Mar 20, 20251 hr 41 minSeason 1Ep. 115

Episode 114: Single Page Application Hacking Playbook

Episode 114: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re diving into SPA and how to attack them.We also cover a host of news items, including some bug write-ups, AI updates, and a new tool called Hackadvisor. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater and Rez0 on Twitt...

Mar 13, 20251 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 114

Episode 113: Best Technical Takeaways from Portswigger Top 10 2024

Episode 113: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re breaking down the Portswigger Top 10 from 2024. There’s some bangers in here! Follow us on X at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater and Rez0 on X: ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord ! We also do Dis...

Mar 06, 20251 hr 29 minSeason 1Ep. 113

Episode 112: Interview with Ciarán Cotter (MonkeHack) - Critical Lab Researcher and Full-time Hunter

Episode 112: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph Thacker is joined by Ciarán Cotter (Monke) to share his bug hunting journey and give us the rundown on some recent client-side and server-side bugs. Then they discuss WebSockets, SaaS security, and cover some AI news including Grok 3, Nuclei -AI Flag, and some articles by Johann Rehberger. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@crit...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 112

Episode 111: How to Bypass DOMPurify in Bug Bounty with Kevin Mizu

Episode 111: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin interviews Kevin Mizu to showcase his knowledge regarding DOMPurify and its misconfigurations. We walk through some of Kevin’s research, highlighting things like Dangerous allow-lists and URI Attributes, DOMPurify hooks, node manipulation, and DOM Clobbering. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout...

Feb 20, 20251 hr 49 minSeason 1Ep. 111

Episode 110: Oauth Gadget Correlation and Common Attacks

Episode 110: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we hit some quick news items including a DOMPurify 3.2.3 Bypass, O3 mini updates, and a cool postLogger Chrome Extension. Then, we hone in on OAuth vulnerabilities, API keys, and innovative techniques hackers use to exploit these systems. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to https://x.com/realytcrac...

Feb 13, 202550 minSeason 1Ep. 110

Episode 109: Creative Recon - Alternative Techniques

Episode 109: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we start off with a quick recap of some of the DeepSeek Drama that’s been going down, and discuss AI in CAPTCHA and 2FA as well. Then we switch to cover some other news before settling in to talk about Alternative Recon Techniques Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to https://x.com/realytcracker for ...

Feb 06, 20251 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 109

Episode 108: How to Hack Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Other SaaS Products With Aaron Costello

Episode 108: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph bring on Aaron Costello to discuss SaaS security and misconfigurations as a bug class. He also gives some in-depth examples from Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Power Pages. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to https://x.com/realytcracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links =====...

Jan 30, 20251 hr 31 minSeason 1Ep. 108

Episode 107: Bypassing Cross-Origin Browser Headers

Episode 107: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph are tackling the subject of cross-origin security headers. They also cover some news items including Google’s OAuth login flaw, RAINK, and gift card hacking. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to https://x.com/realytcracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow you...

Jan 23, 20251 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 107

Episode 106: Announcing our new cohost...

Episode 106: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we are pleased to announce our new co-host of the podcast: Joseph Thacker Aka Rez0! We discuss Joseph's transition to full-time bug bounty hunting, his goals, and what he’s looking forward to bringing to the pod. We also cover some news items including doubleclickjacking, character set attacks, SVG XSS, and more. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shou...

Jan 16, 202558 minSeason 1Ep. 106

Episode 105: Best Critical Thinking Moments from 2024

Episode 105: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we're back with another Best-of episode recapping some of our top moments of 2024. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast Ssend us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Rez0 on twitter: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ ------ Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ------ Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ct...

Jan 09, 20252 hr 18 minSeason 1Ep. 105

Episode 104: 2024 Hacker Stats & 2025 Goals

Episode 104: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin reflects upon the past year and walks through some of the bug bounty goals he had for 2024, and how he feels like he did. Then he sets some goals for 2025, as well as some exciting CT news for the coming year. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links...

Jan 02, 202529 minSeason 1Ep. 104

Episode 103: Getting ANSI about Unicode Normalization

Episode 103: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph delve into the vulnerabilities associated with ANSI codes and large language models (LLMs), as well as talk through some new research and the value of micro-blogging in general. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Ways to Support CTBBPodcas...

Dec 26, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 103

Episode 102: Building Web Hacking Micro Agents with Jason Haddix

Episode 102: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin grabs Jason Haddix to help brainstorm the concept of AI micro-agents in hacking, particularly in terms of web fuzzing, WAF bypasses, report writing, and more.They discuss the importance of contextual knowledge, the cost implications, and the strengths of different LLM Models. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast...

Dec 19, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 102

Episode 101: CTBB Hijacked: Rez0__ on AI Attack Vectors with Johann Rehberger

Episode 101: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’ve been hijacked! Rez0 takes control of this episode, and sits down with Johann Rehberger to discuss the intricacies of AI application vulnerabilities. They talk through the importance of understanding system prompts, and various obfuscation techniques used to bypass security measures, the best AI platforms, and the evolving landscape of AI security. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing,...

Dec 12, 202451 minSeason 1Ep. 101

Ep 100 - 8 Fav Bugs of 2024, Farewell Joel, Hello Shift - Cursor of Hacking

Episode 100: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we have a mixed bag. We celebrate 100 episodes of Critical Thinking, but also bid farewell to Joel, who will be leaving the show as a co-host, but returning as guest. Then we hear from a bunch of friends about their 'best bug of the year', before capping the episode with the announcement of a new AI tool we've been working on! Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us an...

Dec 05, 20241 hr 42 minSeason 1Ep. 100

Episode 99: Back to the Basics - Web Fundamental to 100k a Year in Bug Bounty

Episode 99: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Roni dissect an old thread of Justin's talking about how best to start bug bounty with the goal of making $100k in the first year. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twitter: https://twi...

Nov 28, 20241 hr 43 minSeason 1Ep. 99

Episode 98: Team 82 Sharon Brizinov - The Live Hacking Polymath

Episode 98: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin Gardner sits down with Sharon,to discuss his journey from early iOS development to leading a research team at Claroty. They address the differences between HackerOne and Pwn2Own, and talk through some intricacies of IoT security, and some less common IoT attack surfaces. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Sh...

Nov 21, 20241 hr 44 minSeason 1Ep. 98

Episode 97: Bcrypt Hash Input Truncation & Mobile Device Threat Modeling

Episode 97: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel jump into some cool news items, including a recent Okta Bcrypt vulnerability, insights into crypto bugs, and some intricacies of Android and Chrome security. They also explore the latest research from Portswigger on payload concealment techniques, and the introduction of the Lightyear tool for PHP exploits. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any fee...

Nov 14, 202453 minSeason 1Ep. 97

Episode 96: Cookies & Caching with MatanBer

Episode 96: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re back with Matanber to hit some stuff we ran out of time on last episode. We talk about advanced cookie parsing techniques and exploitation methods, Safari's unique behaviors regarding cookie handling and debugging methods, and some of the writeups from the HeroCTF v6. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shouto...

Nov 07, 202449 minSeason 1Ep. 96

Episode 95: Attacking Chrome Extensions with MatanBer - Big Impact on the Client-Side

Episode 95: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast In this episode, Justin is joined by MatanBer to delve into the intricacies of browser extensions. We talk about the structure and threat models, and cover things like service workers, extension pages, and isolated worlds. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ ...

Oct 31, 20241 hr 56 minSeason 1Ep. 95

Episode 94: Zendesk Fiasco & the CTBB Naughty List

Episode 94: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel give their perspectives on the recent Zendesk fiasco and the ethical considerations surrounding it. They also highlight the launch of AuthzAI and some research from Ophion Security Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your h...

Oct 24, 202449 minSeason 1Ep. 94

Episode 93: A Chat with Dr. Bouman - Life as a Hacker and a Doctor

Episode 93: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Dr. Jonathan Bouman to discuss his unique journey as both a Hacker and a Healthcare Professional. We talk through how he balances his dual careers, some ethical considerations of hacking in the context of healthcare, and highlight some experiences he’s had with Amazon's bug bounty program. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@c...

Oct 17, 20241 hr 41 minSeason 1Ep. 93

Episode 92 - SAML XPath Confusion, Chinese DNS Poisoning, and AI Powered 403 Bypasser

Episode 92: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast In this episode Justin and Joel tackle a host of new research and write-ups, including Ruby SAML, 0-Click exploits in MediaTek Wi-Fi, and Vulnerabilities caused by The Great Firewall Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Find the Hackernotes: https...

Oct 10, 202448 minSeason 1Ep. 92
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