Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

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

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Oct 2026

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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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October 22, 20261 hr 26 min

Episode 197: 800 Bugs w/ DeepSeek + Local Model Hacks

Episode 197: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph, Brandyn, and Ads serve up some tips on how they’re using local AI Models and optimizing their hardware. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! Sponsored by Intigriti: Join the Waitlist for CrowdRecon! https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/Intigriti-CrowdRecon ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Join the H1 Researcher Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/PUhMwsTySt ====== Resources ====== Using Replay Pipelines https://docs.caido.io/app/guides/replay_test_race_conditions.html Smashing the token limit with overlapping fragments https://portswigger.net/research/smashing-the-token-limit Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-FP4-Local https://huggingface.co/nvidia/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-FP4-Local Prompt Rewriting Tweet https://x.com/cgtwts/status/2110571916973207906 Muse Spark Open https://huggingface.co/collections/meta-models/muse-spark-open Stealth Bench https://stealthbench.com/ DreadIndex https://dreadnode.io/research/dreadindex/ Obliterated https://huggingface.co/OBLITERATUS/feyospace-s1-obliterated DeepSeek-v4-Flash-DSpark-2x-DGX-Spark https://github.com/MiaAI-Lab/DeepSeek-v4-Flash-DSpark-2x-DGX-Spark ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:00) Bugs found with Deepseek (00:18:15) Caido Race Conditions & Pipeline Session (00:23:47) Free models in OpenCode, Reset months, and Overlapping Fragments (00:29:54) Local Models & Hardware Optimization (00:46:53) Verifiers & Reflections Agents (00:58:16) Ohmypi, Herdr and other Harnesses (01:09:20) Muse Spark Open & Stealth Bench, & DreadIndex (01:18:35) Keeping agents from fighting

October 15, 202652 min

Episode 196: Local AI - The Future of Pentesting & Bug Bounty?

Episode 196: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re talking about how Pentests can help boost morale, the architecture of Building local AI models, and our bug bounty predictions for the future. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! ====== Resources ====== UniiChat.com https://x.com/VictorTaelin/status/2108200878553588091?s=20 The model isn't cooperating https://portswigger.net/research/the-model-isnt-cooperating Scan for Good https://www.wiz.io/blog/scan-for-good-critical-ai-exposures ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:29) UniiChat, Local architecture, and why the model isn't cooperating (00:12:15) Pentesting Pros and Predictions (00:31:06) Securing Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Verification, & Pentesting Delivery (00:40:35) Bug Bounty Future Predictions

October 8, 20261 hr 3 min

Episode 195: Frans Rosen on the AI Age of Bug Bounty

Episode 195: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk to Frans Rosen and get his take on the Bug Bounty Industry and finding enjoyment in hacking during the AI Slopocalypse. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:48) Bug Bounty Update and AI Dissatisfaction (00:30:27) How Frans Uses AI & Bugs it can't find. (00:46:16) What the Future holds for Bug Bounty

October 1, 202645 min

Episode 194: Using Jev for Bug Bounty

Episode 194: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph cover Faav’s Microsoft hack, Salesforce adjusting their scope, and if/how Jev can be used for Bug Bounty Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam ====== Resources ====== How I Could've Accessed 17 Trillion Microsoft Records https://t.co/ASdR0j7rDN ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:10) Opus 5.5 & Cyber Verification Program (00:12:01) Jev, Tac, and CVP (00:24:45) Turbo Intruder 2 (00:31:33) Salesforce's critical error & Faav's Findings

September 24, 20261 hr 46 min

Episode 193: Browser Logic Errors & XS-Leaks with Jorian Woltjer

Episode 193: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Jorian Woltjer to talk through his Bug Bounty journey and all the crazy research he’s done for the Critical Thinking Lab. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! ====== Resources ====== Cache key injection: Smuggling poison through the door https://www.yeswehack.com/lab/research-cache-key-injection ====== Resources ====== XS-Leaks https://xsleaks.dev/ Solving an ORB mystery https://lab.ctbb.show/research/solving-an-orb-mystery Research Review #24: Solving an ORB mystery (J0R1AN) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpXccQbOb48 Stopping Redirects https://lab.ctbb.show/research/stopping-redirects Ethical Hacker Groep Nederland https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-cT3O--POR-ElvSufpZ1oPfyocmWYeos ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:19) CTFd status code XS-Leak (00:18:05) Jorian's Journey & Solving an ORB mystery (00:33:39) Stopping Redirects (00:58:55) DNS Rebinding in the browser (01:08:47) Popunder: weak password prompt (01:24:33) Declarative partial updates

September 17, 202626 min

Episode 192: Hackbot Proof-of-Concept Skill Creation

Episode 192: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin lays out some goals and tips on PoC Creation. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== LHE at Ekoparty, open to all Ekoparty Attendees https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/page/live-hacking-event-banco-galicia-yeswehack-ekoparty-2026 Builders & Breakers | Building Hackbots: Models, Harnesses and Human Expertise with Hamid Kashfi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYK9-66qe6w ====== Resources ====== Get Justin’s exclusive masterclass for more information https://www.ctbb.show/discord ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:05:33) PoC Creation Goals & Formats (00:15:01) Nuts and Bolts of Python & HTML Files

September 10, 202637 min

Episode 191: Rez0s Sick Caching Bug & Local AI vs Subsidized tokens

Episode 191: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph talk about successes in scaling their hackbots, and brainstorm possible ways to stretch their AI subscriptions. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== How to use Codex for Bug Bounty research: explore broadly, validate rigorously https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/llm-series-codex ====== Resources ====== Herdr https://herdr.dev/ ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:43) Rez0's Sick Caching Bug (00:11:38) Hackbot Scale & Hardware Spend (00:19:16) Stretching your Subscriptions (00:27:53) Herdr.dev & LHE's with Total Bounty Pools

September 3, 202633 min

Episode 190: Hacker Life Coaching & is Rez0 a Claude Shill?

Episode 190: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph do a little life-coaching session to make sure they’re both still aligned with their bug bounty goals. They also talk about Claude vs Codex, amount vs impact, and where to focus tokens. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! Sponsored by ThreatLocker - Privileged Access Management https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-pam ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Web Fuzzing for Hackers https://www.intigriti.com/researchers/blog/hacking-tools/web-fuzzing-for-hackers When fear no longer holds you back. Interview with Ryan Bonner https://www.intigriti.com/blog/business-insights/interview-with-ryan-bonner-roll4combatus Steve’s Maturity Framework https://x.com/SteveHernandezM/status/2094398761946493107 ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:07:10) Focusing your Tokens, Cloud Providers, and Dropping Bounties (00:18:30) Amount vs. Impact (00:25:42) Ideal Work Day and Focus State

August 27, 20261 hr 14 min

Episode 189: What Happened to HackerOne with Joel Margolis

Episode 189: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re (re)joined by none other than JOEL FREAKING MARGOLIS to talk about his blog post concerning HackerOne. We talk about what he thinks went wrong with H1, and how they can revive their old self. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! Today’s Guest - Joel Magolis https://x.com/0xteknogeek ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Kara Sprague’s Statement: “I read Joel’s post and listened to the episode myself. You raise many good points. The part I want to fix first is how we exchange and action feedback from the community. I don’t have the full fix yet, but I own it and am also open to working together to find a good solution.” Kara Sprague, CEO, HackerOne Write triager-grade Bug Bounty reports with Claude Code: introducing the YesWeHack Claude Kit plugin https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/triager-grade-reports-claude-code Claude Kit https://github.com/yeswehack/claude-kit ====== Resources ====== What Happened to HackerOne? https://blog.teknogeek.io/posts/what-happened-to-hackerone/ Watch our episode with Alex Rice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa4wWv_ONjM ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:18) The early days: LHE's, Covid, and the rise of AI (00:17:20) HSM Program, HAI, and resource allocation (00:36:41) Sales Incentivisation (00:46:10) AI and Researcher Reports Data (00:54:38) How Can H1 Revive its Old Self (01:02:40) Triage

August 20, 202641 min

Episode 188: DEFCON 34 Hotel Room Debrief

Episode 188: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Gr3pme and BusFactor grab some Hackers for a Live from DEFCON Episode to recap the event and highlight their top bugs and talks. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? 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 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme Critical Research Lab: https://lab.ctbb.show/ Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests! https://pentest.ctbb.show/ Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild! https://ctbb.show/fthg ====== 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! Today’s Sponsor: The Adobe Program is moving to Intigriti! Head to our Discord and type “Ready to Hack Adobe” in the giveaway channel and paste your Intigriti profile for a chance to win a Lifetime CT Membership! Today’s Guests: https://x.com/7urb01 https://x.com/busf4ctor ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== YesWeHack is introducing Credits to combat AI slop reports https://helpcenter.yeswehack.io/en/articles/711408-yeswehack-credits ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:45) DEFCON Event Reactions and Takeaways (00:12:56) Bus & Turbo Talk Overviews (00:21:53) Event Bugs