Episode 125: How to Win Live Hacking Events

Episode 125: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin shares insights on how to succeed at live hacking events. We cover pre-event preparations, challenges of collaboration, on-site strategies, and the importance of maintaining a healthy mindset throughout the entire process.

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

Decathlon Public Bug Bounty Program on YesWeHack

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

The Ultimate Double-Clickjacking PoC

Grafana Full read SSRF and Account Takeover: CVE-2025-4123

Grafana CVE-2025-4123 Exploit

What I learned from my first 100 HackerOne Reports

Root for your friends

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:30) The Ultimate Double-Clickjacking PoC, Grafana CVE, & Evan Connelly's first 100 bugs

(00:10:23) How to win at Live Hacking Events

(00:11:53) Pre-event

(00:11:45) Scope Call

(00:33:11) Dupe window Ends

(00:36:00) Onsite & and Day of Event

(00:42:46) Don't define your identity on the outcome