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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 91: Zero to LHE in 9 Months (feat gr3pme)

Episode 91: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin Gardner sits down with Critical Thinking’s own HackerNotes writer Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme) to talk about his journey with Bug Bounty. We cover mentorship, networking and LHEs, ecosystem hacking, emotional regulation, and the need for self-care. Then we wrap up with some fun bugs. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodc...

Oct 03, 20241 hr 23 minSeason 1Ep. 91

Episode 90: 5k Clickjacking, Encryption Oracles, and Cursor for PoCs

Episode 90: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joel and Justin recap some of their recent hacking ups and downs and have a lively chat about Cursor. Then they cover some some research about SQL Injections, Clickjacking in Google Docs, and how to steal your Telegram account in 10 seconds. 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 i...

Sep 26, 202452 minSeason 1Ep. 90

Episode 89: The Untapped Bug Bounty Landscape of IoT w/ Matt Brown

Episode 89: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast We’re joined live by Matt Brown to talk about his journey with hacking in the IoT. We cover the specializations and challenges in hardware hacking, and Matt’s personal Methodology. Then we switch over to touch on BGA Reballing, Certificate Pinning and Validation, and some of his own bug stories. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthi...

Sep 19, 20241 hr 58 minSeason 1Ep. 89

Episode 88: News, Tools, and Writeups

Episode 88: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel tackle a whole slate of new research including a new cheat sheet for URL validation bypass from Portswigger, the introduction of Sanic DNS as a high-speed DNS resolver, xsstools, and the Dockerization of Orange Confusion Attacks. 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 aweso...

Sep 12, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 88

Episode 87: 'Hacker Wife' Mariah Gardner on Bug Bounty mentality and relationships

Episode 87: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin sits down with none other than his wife Mariah to talk about Bug Bounty from the perspective of a Significant Other. They share how they’ve traversed travel and Live Hacking Events, household chores, hobbies, goals, rewards, as well as how best to encourage and support the hacker/non-hacker in your life. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: ...

Sep 05, 20241 hr 27 minSeason 1Ep. 87

Episode 86: The X-Correlation between Frans & RCE - Research Drop

Episode 86: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Frans blows Justin’s mind with a sneak peak of his new presentation. Note: This is a little different from our normal episode, and video is recommended. So head over to ctbb.show/yt if you feel like you’re missing something. 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! -----...

Aug 29, 202442 minSeason 1Ep. 86

Episode 85: Practical Applications of DEFCON 32 Web Research

Episode 85: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel talk through some of the research coming out of DEFCON, mainly from the PortSwigger team. Web timing attacks, cache exploitation, and exploits related to email protocols are all featured. Plus we also talk some fun Apache hacks from Orange Tsai 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 YTCracke...

Aug 22, 20241 hr 31 minSeason 1Ep. 85

Episode 84: 0xLupin & Takeaways from Google's Las Vegas BugSwat

Episode 84: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, Justin is joined by Roni Carta (@0xLupin) to discuss their MVH win at the recent Google LHE, and share some technical observations they had with the target and the event. 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://blog.cri...

Aug 15, 202427 minSeason 1Ep. 84

Episode 83: Brainstorming Proxy Plugins

Episode 83: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joel and Justin are brainstorming new features and improvements for Caido, such as the implementation of a 403 bypassing workflow, a text expander, Tracing Cookies, and more. 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 & ...

Aug 08, 202455 minSeason 1Ep. 83

Episode 82: Part-Time Bug Bounty

Episode 82: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joel Margolis discusses strategies and tips for part-time bug bounty hunting. He covers things like finding (and enforcing) balance, picking programs and goals, and streamlining your process to optimize productivity. 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 ...

Aug 01, 202437 minSeason 1Ep. 82

Episode 81: Crushing Client-Side on Any Scope with MatanBer

Episode 81: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin is joined by MatanBer to go over some recent bug reports, as well as share some tips and tricks on client-side hacking and using DevTools effectively. 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 twit...

Jul 25, 20242 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 81

Episode 80: Pwn2Own VS H1 Live Hacking Event (feat SinSinology)

Episode 80: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin is joined by Sina Kheirkhah to talk about the start of his hacking journey and explore the differences between the Pwn2Own and HackerOne Events 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: ht...

Jul 18, 20242 hr 49 minSeason 1Ep. 80

Episode 79: The State of CSS Injection - Leaking Text Nodes & HTML Attributes

Episode 79: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we deepdive CSS injection, and explore topics like sequential import chaining, font ligatures, and attribute exfiltration. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast Send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twitter: https://twitter.com/0xteknogeek https://twitter.com/rhynorater ------ Ways to Supp...

Jul 11, 20241 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 79

Episode 78: Less Writing, More Hacking - Reporting Efficiency Techniques

Episode 78: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re talking about writing reports. We share some tips that we’ve learned, and discuss ways that AI can (and can’t) help with that process. We also talk about the benefit of using tools like Fabric, Loom, and ShareX. 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...

Jul 04, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 78

Episode 77: Bug Bounty Mental - Practical Tips for Staying Sharp & Motivated

Episode 77: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joel and Justin discuss some fresh writeups including some MongoDB injections, ORMs, and exploits in Kakao and iOS before pivoting into a conversation about staying motivated and avoiding burnout while hunting. 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 ------...

Jun 27, 20241 hr 50 minSeason 1Ep. 77

Episode 76: Match & Replace - HTTP Proxies' Most Underrated Feature

Episode 76: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re talking about Match and Replace and the often overlooked use cases for it, like bypassing paywalls, modifying host headers, and storing payloads. We also talk about the HackerOne Ambassador World Cup and the issues with dupe submissions, and go through some write-ups. 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...

Jun 20, 20241 hr 35 minSeason 1Ep. 76

Episode 75: *Rerun* of The OG Bug Bounty King - Frans Rosen

Episode 75: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, Justin and Joel are sick, So instead of a new full episode, we're going back 30 episodes to review. 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://twitter.com/0xteknogeek https://twitter.com/...

Jun 13, 20242 hr 45 minSeason 1Ep. 75

Episode 74: Supply Chain Attack Primer - Popping RCE Without an HTTP Request (feat 0xLupin)

Episode 74: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin sits down with Roni "Lupin" Carta for a deep dive into supply chain attacks and dependency confusion. We explore the supply chain attacks, the ethical considerations surrounding maintainers and hosting packages on public registries, and chat about the vision and uses of his new tool Depi. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthi...

Jun 06, 20241 hr 38 minSeason 1Ep. 74

Episode 73: Sandboxed IFrames and WAF Bypasses

Episode 73: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we give a brief recap of Nahamcon and then touch on some topics like WAF bypass tools, sandboxed iframes, and programs redacting your reports. 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://tw...

May 30, 202431 minSeason 1Ep. 73

Episode 72: Research TLDRs & Smuggling Payloads in Well Known Data Types

Episode 72: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel discuss some hot research from the past couple months. This includes ways to smuggle payloads in phone numbers and IPv6 Addresses, the NextJS SSRF, the PDF.JS PoC drop, and a GitHub Enterprise Indirect Method Information bug. Also, we have an attack vector featured from Monke! Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorate...

May 23, 202453 minSeason 1Ep. 72

Episode 71: More VDP Chats & AI Bias Bounty Strats with Keith Hoodlet

Episode 71: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Keith Hoodlet joins us to weigh in on the VDP Debate. He shares some of his insights on when VDPs are appropriate in a company's security posture, and the challenges of securing large organizations. Then we switch gears and talk about AI bias bounties, where Keith explains the approach he takes to identify bias in chatbots and highlights the importance of understanding human biases and heuristics to better hack AI. Follow us o...

May 16, 20241 hr 45 minSeason 1Ep. 71

Episode 70: NahamCon and CSP Bypasses Everywhere

Episode 70: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re once again joined by Ben Sadeghipour to talk about some Nahamcon news, as well as discuss a couple other LHE’s taking place. Then they cover CI/CD and drop some cool CSP Bypasses. 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 Rhynor...

May 09, 202443 minSeason 1Ep. 70

Episode 69: Johan Carlsson - 3 Month Check-in on Full-time Bug Bounty.

Episode 69: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Johan Carlsson to hear about some updates on his bug hunting journey. We deep-dive a CSP bypass he found in GitHub, a critical he found in GitLab's pipeline, and also talk through his approach to using script gadgets and adapting to highly CSP'd environments. Then we talk about his transition to full-time bug hunting, including the goals he’s set, the successes and challenges, and his current focus on specific ...

May 02, 20241 hr 49 minSeason 1Ep. 69

Episode 68: 0-days & HTMX-SS with Mathias

Episode 68: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Mathias is back with some fresh HTMX research, including CSP bypass using HTMX triggers, converting client-side response header injection to XSS, bypassing HTMX disable, and the challenges of using HTMX in larger applications and the potential performance trade-offs. We also talk about the results of his recent CTF Challenge, and explore some more facets of CDN-CGI functionality. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new...

Apr 25, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 68

Episode 67: VDPs & Accidental Program VS Hacker Debate Part 2

Episode 67: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we deepdive on the topic of Vulnerability Disclosure Programs (VDPs) and whether they are beneficial or not. We also touch on the topic of leaderboard accuracy, and continue the Program VS Hacker debate regarding allocating funds for bounties. 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...

Apr 18, 20241 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 67

Episode 66: CDN-CGI Research, Intent To Ship, and Louis Vuitton

Episode 66: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel discuss the recent YesWeHack Louis Vuitton LHE, the importance of failure as growth in bug bounty, and Justin shares his research on CDN CGI. 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 twit...

Apr 11, 202458 minSeason 1Ep. 66

Episode 65: Motivation and Methodology with Sam Curry (Zlz)

Episode 65: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we sit down with Sam Curry to discuss the ethical considerations and effectiveness of hacking, the importance of good intent, and the enjoyment Sam derives from pushing the boundaries to find bugs. He shares stories of his experiences, including hacking Tesla, online casinos,Starbucks, his own is ISP router, and even getting detained at the airport. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so f...

Apr 04, 20242 hr 29 minSeason 1Ep. 65

Episode 64: .NET Remoting, CDN Attack Surface, and Recon vs Main App

Episode 64: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about Justin and Joel delve into .NET remoting and how it can be exploited, a recent bypass in the Dom Purify library and some interesting functionality in the Cloudflare CDN-CGI endpoint. They also touch on the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing, JavaScript Deobfuscation, the value of impactful POCs, hiding XSS payloads with URL path updates. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast send us any feedback he...

Mar 28, 20241 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 64

Episode 63: JHaddix Returns

Episode 63: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we welcome back Jason Haddix (From Episode 12) to talk about some updates to his The Bug Hunter's Methodology, as well as his own personal life and hacking journey. We talk about the start of his new company, and then venture into topics such as using threat intelligence and buying credentials from the dark web, recon techniques, and ways to integrate AI into your workflow (or target list). Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcas...

Mar 21, 20241 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 63

Episode 62: Frontend Language Oddities

Episode 62: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel are back with some additional research resources that didn’t make the Portswigger Top-Ten, but that are worth looking at. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast 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: ------ Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ------ Hop on the C...

Mar 14, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 62
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