Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Justin Gardner (Rhynorater) & Joel Margolis (teknogeek)
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Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

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

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    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: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io 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://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Check out our new SWAG store at https://ctbb.show/swag! Resources DoubleClickjacking: A New Era of UI Redressing https://www.paulosyibelo.com/2024/12/doubleclickjacking-what.html XBOW Validation Benchmarks https://github.com/xbow-engineering/validation-benchmarks Jorian tweet https://x.com/J0R1AN/status/1871586792455163975 Simplified Payload https://portswigger-labs.net/xss/charset.php?x=%1b$B%1b(B%3Ca%20href=javas%1B(Jcript:alert(1)%3Etest%3C/a%3E&charset= SVG XSS Payload https://x.com/garethheyes/status/1876953751245783534 curl-cffi https://pypi.org/project/curl-cffi/ Bypassing File Upload Restrictions To Exploit CSPT https://blog.doyensec.com/2025/01/09/cspt-file-upload.html AI-Crash-Course https://github.com/henrythe9th/AI-Crash-Course?tab=readme-ov-file Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:15) Rez0's journey to Full-time hunter, Tool developer, and new Co-host (00:21:04) DoubleClickjacking (00:31:48) XBOW Validation Benchmarks, Charset Thoughts, and SVG XSS (00:42:28) curl-cffi, CSPT, and AI Crash Course

    58 min

  2. 9 JAN

    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: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io 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://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Check out our new SWAG store at https://ctbb.show/swag! Today’s Sponsor - ThreatLocker. Check out their Elevation Control! https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ec Resources Episode 53 ctbb.show/53 Episode 59 ctbb.show/59 Episode 65 ctbb.show/65 Episode 69 ctbb.show/69 Episode 80 ctbb.show/80 Episode 81 ctbb.show/81 Episode 86 ctbb.show/86 Episode 87 ctbb.show/87 Episode 91 ctbb.show/91 Episode 93 ctbb.show/93 Episode 99 ctbb.show/99 Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:59) Episode 53 (00:17:12) Episode 59 (00:32:45) Episode 65 (00:48:08) Episode 69 (01:02:37) Episode 80 (01:18:09) Episode 81 (01:28:59) Episode 86 (01:41:04) Episode 87 (01:54:48) Episode 91 (02:01:48) Episode 93 (02:09:37) Episode 99

    2h 18m

  3. 2 JAN

    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: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Follow your hosts Rhynorater & Rez0 on X: https://x.com/rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ ------ Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ------ Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Check out our new SWAG store at https://ctbb.show/swag! Resources CTBB Full Time Guild ctbb.show/ft Critical Research Lab ctbb.show/crl CT Episode 51 - 2024 Goals https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/episode-51-hacker-stats-2023-2024-goals/ Personal BB inventory and goals https://ctbb.show/blog Timestamps (00:00:00) introduction (00:00:57) Critical Thinking 2025 Announcements (00:04:21) Personal Inventory of 2024 (00:24:05) Goals for 2025

    29 min

  4. 26/12/2024

    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: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ------ Hop on the CTBB Discord! We offer Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Check out our new SWAG store! Join our Shift waitlist! Today’s Sponsor - ThreatLocker. Check out their Elevation Control! https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ec Resources _json Juggling Attack Cross-Site POST Requests Without a Content-Type Header Worst Fit Orange Tsai on Worst Fit Handling Cookies is a Minefield Terminal DiLLMa XS-Leaking flags with CSS: A CTFd 0day Hacking Back the AI-Hacker Johann Computer use demo How I Became The Most Valuable Hacker Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:39) _json Juggling Attack and Cross-Site POST Requests Without a Content-Type Header (00:10:55) Worst Fit and Unicode Mapping (00:20:08) Handling Cookies is a Minefield (00:28:11) Terminal DiLLMa & CTFd 0day (00:41:18) Hacking Back the AI-Hacker (00:47:30) Becoming Most Valuable Hacker

    1h 1m

  5. 19/12/2024

    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.io 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 Support CTBBPodcast ------ Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Check out our new SWAG store at https://ctbb.show/swag! Today’s Guest - https://x.com/Jhaddix Resources Keynote: Red, Blue, and Purple AI - Jason Haddix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHeTn7uWVQM Attention in transformers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMlx5fFNoYc Shift https://shiftwaitlist.com/ The Darkest Side of Bug Bounty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SNy0u6pYOc Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:25) Micro-agents and Weird Machine Tricks (00:11:05) Web fuzzing with AI (00:18:15) Brainstorming Shift and micro-agents (00:34:40) Strengths of different AI Models, and using AI to write reports (00:54:21) The Darkest Side of Bug Bounty

    1h 3m

  6. 12/12/2024

    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, 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/rhynorater ------ Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ------ Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Today’s Sponsor - ThreatLocker. Check out their Elevation Control! https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ec Today’s Guest: https://x.com/wunderwuzzi23 Resources Johann's blog https://embracethered.com/blog/ zombais https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2024/claude-computer-use-c2-the-zombais-are-coming/ Copirate https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2024/m365-copilot-prompt-injection-tool-invocation-and-data-exfil-using-ascii-smuggling/ Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:59) Biggest things to look for in AI hacking (00:11:58) Best AI companies to hack on (00:15:59) URL Redirects and Obfuscation Techniques (00:24:05) Copirate (00:35:50) prompt injection guardrails and threats

    51 min

  7. 05/12/2024

    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 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/rhynorater ------ Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ------ Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Resources Delorean https://github.com/jselvi/Delorean Shift shiftwaitlist.com Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:07:32) Nagli (00:19:09) Shubs (00:35:00) Matt Brown (00:39:42) Matanber (00:57:52) Douglas Day (01:05:18) Alex Chapman (01:15:02) Nahamsec (01:25:45) Rez0 (01:28:20) Shift Announcement

    1h 42m

  8. 28/11/2024

    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: 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/rhynorater ------ Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ------ Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. Today’s Sponsor - AssetNote: Check out their ASMR board (no not that kind!) https://assetnote.io/asmr Today’s Guest - https://x.com/0xLupin Resources Justin's Twitter Thread https://x.com/Rhynorater/status/1699395452481769867 Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:00) Web Fundamentals Education (00:46:01) Threat Modeling and Hacking Goals (01:18:58) Vuln Types and finding Specialization

    1h 43m
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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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  • Creator
    Justin Gardner (Rhynorater) & Joel Margolis (teknogeek)
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    106
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Critical Thinking Podcast
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    Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

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