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Feb. 20, 2025

Episode 111: How to Bypass DOMPurify in Bug Bounty with Kevin Mizu

Episode 111: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin interviews Kevin Mizu to showcase his knowledge regarding DOMPurify and its misconfigurations. We walk through some of Kevin’s research, highlighti...

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Feb. 13, 2025

Episode 110: Oauth Gadget Correlation and Common Attacks

Episode 110: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we hit some quick news items including a DOMPurify 3.2.3 Bypass, O3 mini updates, and a cool postLogger Chrome Extension. Then, we hone in on OAuth vulner...

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Feb. 6, 2025

Episode 109: Creative Recon - Alternative Techniques

Episode 109: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we start off with a quick recap of some of the DeepSeek Drama that’s been going down, and discuss AI in CAPTCHA and 2FA as well. Then we …

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Jan. 30, 2025

Episode 108: How to Hack Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Other SaaS Produ…

Episode 108: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph bring on Aaron Costello to discuss SaaS security and misconfigurations as a bug class. He also gives some in-depth examples from Salesfo...

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Jan. 23, 2025

Episode 107: Bypassing Cross-Origin Browser Headers

Episode 107: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joseph are tackling the subject of cross-origin security headers. They also cover some news items including Google’s OAuth login flaw, RAINK, a...

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Jan. 16, 2025

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 go...

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Jan. 9, 2025

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@...

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Jan. 2, 2025

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 …

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Dec. 26, 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 an...

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Dec. 19, 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...

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Dec. 12, 2024

Episode 101: CTBB Hijacked: Rez0__ on AI Attack Vectors with Johann R…

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....

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Dec. 5, 2024

Ep 100 - 8 Fav Bugs of 2024, Farewell Joel, Hello Shift - Cursor of H…

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 …

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Nov. 28, 2024

Episode 99: Back to the Basics - Web Fundamental to 100k a Year in Bu…

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 …

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Nov. 21, 2024

Episode 98: Team 82 Sharon Brizinov - The Live Hacking Polymath

Episode 98: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin Gardner sits down with Sharon,to discuss his journey from early iOS development to leading a research team at Claroty. They address the differences ...

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Nov. 14, 2024

Episode 97: Bcrypt Hash Input Truncation & Mobile Device Threat Model…

Episode 97: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel jump into some cool news items, including a recent Okta Bcrypt vulnerability, insights into crypto bugs, and some intricacies of Android an...

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Nov. 7, 2024

Episode 96: Cookies & Caching with MatanBer

Episode 96: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re back with Matanber to hit some stuff we ran out of time on last episode. We talk about advanced cookie parsing techniques and exploitation methods, S...

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Oct. 31, 2024

Episode 95: Attacking Chrome Extensions with MatanBer - Big Impact on…

Episode 95: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast In this episode, Justin is joined by MatanBer to delve into the intricacies of browser extensions. We talk about the structure and threat models, and cover...

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Oct. 24, 2024

Episode 94: Zendesk Fiasco & the CTBB Naughty List

Episode 94: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel give their perspectives on the recent Zendesk fiasco and the ethical considerations surrounding it. They also highlight the launch of Authz...

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Oct. 17, 2024

Episode 93: A Chat with Dr. Bouman - Life as a Hacker and a Doctor

Episode 93: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Dr. Jonathan Bouman to discuss his unique journey as both a Hacker and a Healthcare Professional. We talk through how he balances his dual ...

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Oct. 10, 2024

Episode 92 - SAML XPath Confusion, Chinese DNS Poisoning, and AI Powe…

Episode 92: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast In this episode Justin and Joel tackle a host of new research and write-ups, including Ruby SAML, 0-Click exploits in MediaTek Wi-Fi, and Vulnerabilities c...

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Oct. 3, 2024

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 mento...

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Sept. 26, 2024

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 Injection...

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Sept. 19, 2024

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 Mat...

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Sept. 12, 2024

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 ...

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