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Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Justin Gardner (Rhynorater), Joseph Thacker (Rez0), & Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme)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.

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Episodes

Episode 27: Top 7 Esoteric Web Vulnerabilities

Episode 27: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we've switched places and now Joel is home while Justin is on the move. We break down seven esoteric web vulnerabilities, and talk Cookies, Config File Injections, Client-side path traversals and more. We also briefly discuss appliance hacking, new tools, and shout out some new talent in the hacking space. Don't miss this episode full of cool vulns, and experience Justin's vocal decline in real time. Follow us on twitter at: ...

Jul 13, 20231 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Episode 26: Client-side Quirks & Browser Hacks

In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we're back with Joel, fresh (haha) off of back-to-back live hack events in London and Seoul. We compare the different vibes of each LHE, then we dive into the technical thick of it, and talk web browsers, XSS vectors, new tools, CVSS 4. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ----...

Jul 06, 20231 hr 33 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Episode 25: 2xMVH & Multi-million dollar hacker Inhibitor181

Episode 25: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk to Cosmin (@Inhibitor181), fresh off of winning his 2nd MVH! We chat about the time management and strategy of hacking Multi-Target LHEs, determining when to pivot, and how to find normalcy in bug bounty hunting and Live Hacking Events. We also touch on setting up Vuln Pipelines, creating mental models, and Cosmin's terrifying naming schemes. Don't miss this episode packed with both laughs and valuable insights for beg...

Jun 29, 20231 hr 12 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Episode 24: AI + Hacking with Daniel Miessler and Rez0

Episode 24: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we chat with Daniel Miessler and Rez0 about the emergence and potential of AI in hacking. We cover AI shortcuts and command line tools, AI in code analysis and the use of AI agents, and even brainstorm about the possible opportunities that integrating AI into hacking tools like Caido and Burp might present. Don't miss this episode packed with valuable insights and cutting-edge strategies for both beginners and seasoned bug bo...

Jun 22, 20231 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Episode 23: Hacker Loadouts

Episode 23: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we delve into a different aspect of hardware - Our personal loadouts. We go through the equipment and gear we use to get our jobs done, and share stories about why we picked what we have. We also touch on live hacking events, the growing acceptance of white hat hacking, and some pretty cool news going on in the hacker world. Don't miss this episode packed with tips and strategies for both beginners and seasoned hackers alike!...

Jun 15, 20231 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Episode 22: Chipping Away at Hardware Hacking

Episode 22: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about some basic/intermediate concepts related to Hardware Hacking. Specifically, we dive into extracting data from eMMC chips in order to get our hands on source code for IoT devices. Don't miss this episode packed with valuable insights, tips, and strategies for beginners and seasoned bug bounty hunters alike! Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedba...

Jun 08, 20231 hr 12 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Episode 21: Chill Chat with Legendary DoD Hacker Corben Leo

In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we chat with Corben Leo about his journey in bug bounty hunting and ethical hacking. We discuss the state of DNS rebinding in 2023, a Twitter thread by Douglas Day (@ArchAngelDDay) on one-hundred bug bounty rules, and our own unique approaches to bug hunting. We also discuss Corben's recon-focused bug hunting methodology and how he developed it. Don't miss this episode filled with valuable tips, insights, and Corben's Boring Mattress Com...

Jun 01, 20231 hr 14 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Episode 20: Hacker Brain Hacks - Overcoming Bug Bounty's Mental Tolls

Episode 20: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we dive into the world of "hacker brain hacks'' and overcoming challenges in bug bounty hunting. We discuss custom word lists, the rising popularity of Caido as a potential Burp Suite replacement, and Cloudflared tunnels for hosting POCs. We also tackle the mental aspects of bug bounty hunting, from procrastination to imposter syndrome, and share tips for staying motivated and avoiding burnout. Don't miss this episode packed ...

May 25, 20231 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Episode 19: Audit Code, Earn Bounties (Part 2) + Zip-Snip, Sitecore, and more!

Episode 19: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we further discuss some tips and tricks for finding vulns once you’ve got source code and some banger tweets/tools that popped up in our feed this week. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twitter: ...

May 18, 202353 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Episode 18: Audit Code, Earn Bounties

Episode 18: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we dive into everything source-code related: how to get source-code and what to do with it once you have. This episode is packed with great examples of successful source code review, tips on how to review code yourself, and the tools you'll need along the way. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCrack...

May 11, 20231 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Episode 17: LA Live Chat with Five Legendary Hackers

Episode 17: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk with five legendary hackers about some of their favorite bugs. Live. From LA. Corben Leo “Lorben CEO” @hacker_ Sam “ZLZ” “ZOZL” “The King” Curry @samwcyo Frans “The Legend” Rosen @fransrosen Jonathan “Doc” Bouman @JonathanBouman Nagli…NagliNagli @naglinagli Shoutout to Jonathan Bouman’s Mom! Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@critica...

May 04, 202347 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Episode 16: The Hacker's Toolkit

Episode 16: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about the hacker’s toolkit. Joel and Justin talk about their VPS setup, go-to hacking tools, most often used Linux commands, and the ways they duct tape all of these together for the big hacks. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow y...

Apr 20, 20231 hr 17 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Episode 15: The Israeli Million-Dollar Hacker

Episode 15: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk with the latest Million-Dollar bug bounty hunter: @naglinagli . He talks about his climb from $1,000 in bounties to $1,000,000, recon tips and tricks, and some bug reports that made the news and landed him the "Best Bug" award at a H1 Live Hacking event. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCrac...

Apr 13, 20231 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Episode 14: Mobile Hacking Dynamic Analysis w/ Frida + Random Hacker Stuff

Episode 14: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about Dynamic Analysis within Mobile Hacking and a bunch of random hacker stuff. It's a good time. Enjoy the pod. Follow us on Twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xteknogeek...

Apr 06, 20231 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Episode 13: How to Find a Good BBP + Acropalypse + ZDI

Episode 13: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about how to determine if a bug bounty program is good or not from the policy page. We also cover some news including Acropalypse, ZDI's Pwn2Own Competition, Node's Request library's SSRF Bypass, and a new scanning tool by JHaddix. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome int...

Mar 30, 20231 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Episode 12: JHaddix on Hacker->Hacker CISO, OG Hacking Techniques, and Crazy Reports

Episode 12: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk with Jason Haddix about his eclectic hacking techniques, Hacker -> Hacker CISO life, and some crazy vulns he found. This episode is chock full of awesome tips so give it a good listen! Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your ho...

Mar 23, 20231 hr 47 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Episode 11: CV$$, Web Cache Deception, and SSTI

Episode 11: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about CVSS (the good, the bad, and the ugly), Web Cache Deception (an underrated vuln class) and a sick SSTI Joel and Fisher found. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twitter: https://twitt...

Mar 16, 20231 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Episode 10: The Life of a Full-Time Bug Bounty Hunter + BB News + Reports from Mentees

Episode 10: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about what its like to be a full-time bug bounty hunter, a tonne of bug bounty news, and some great report summaries from Justin’s two mentees: Kodai and Soma. Follow us on twitter at: https://twitter.com/ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhyno...

Mar 09, 20231 hr 17 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Episode 9: Headless Browser SSRF & RebindMultiA Tool Release + Web3 Bug

Episode 9: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about Headless Browser SSRF and drop a tool called RebindMultiA. Joel also walks us through a web3 bug and we cover some bug bounty news from the past week. As always, we drop some bug bounty tips and give you some attack vectors to think about. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for th...

Mar 02, 20231 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Episode 8: PostMessage Bugs, CSS Injection, and Bug Drops

Episode 8: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we drop some critical bugs which leak raw credit card info. We also discuss some CSS Injection & PostMessage related techniques. It's a short one but a good one! Don't miss it! Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater &...

Feb 22, 202336 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Episode 7: PortSwigger Top 10, TruffleSecurity Drama, and More!

Episode 7: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about PortSwigger's Top 10 Web Hacking Techniques of 2022 (link below), some drama surrounding TruffleSecurity's XSS Hunter, and, as always, some great bug bounty tips. Sorry if the audio is a little rough around the edges this time, should be better than ever next time. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Sh...

Feb 16, 202357 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Episode 6: Mobile Hacking Attack Vectors with Teknogeek (Joel Margolis)

Episode 6: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we sit down with mobile hacking legend Joel Margolis and get the scoop on his approach to popping bugs on Android. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twitter: https://twitter.com/0xteknogeek https:/...

Feb 09, 20231 hr 39 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Episode 4: H1-407 Event Madness & Takeaways Part 2 w/ Special Guest Spaceraccoon

Episode 4: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we have part two of our series on the H1-407 HackerOne Live Hacking Event. This time, we have a special guest SpaceRaccoon ( @spaceraccoonsec ) talking about techniques and takeaways from the event. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your ...

Feb 02, 202346 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Episode 5: AI Security, Hacking WiFi, the New XSS Hunter, and more

Episode 5: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about the new XSS Hunter, MD5 collisions and using ChatGPT for security, and much more! Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twitter: https://twitter.com/0xteknogeek https://twitter.com/rhynor...

Feb 02, 202353 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Episode 3: H1-407 Event Madness & Takeaways Part 1

Episode 3: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about some of the interesting things we’ve learned from participating in HackerOne's H1-407 Live Hacking event. We cover decompiling binaries in various different languages, Windows URI Handlers, Caido, and SameSite Lax + POST. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro mu...

Jan 26, 202346 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: Exploit Writing & Automation / Do you need to know how to program to hack?

Episode 2: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about exploit writing/automation, some new tools released in the industry (Of-CORS), the age old question of "Do you have to know how to program to hack?", a walk-through of some very impactful bug bounty reports, and some tips and tricks for exploit writing. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YT...

Jan 18, 20231 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: Introductions, Bug Bounty Reports, and BB Tips

Episode 1: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, Joel Margolis (aka 0xteknogeek) and Justin Gardner (aka Rhynorater) cover introductions, a couple of cool bug bounty reports, and some really helpful BB Tips. Follow us on twitter at: @ctbbpodcast We're new to this podcasting thing, so feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Teknogeek on twi...

Jan 10, 202356 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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