A "by Hackers for Hackers" podcast focused on technical content ranging from bug bounty tips, to write-up explanations, to the latest hacking techniques.
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@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Find the Hackernotes: https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/ 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. Shop our new swag store at ctbb.show/swag Today’s Sponsor: Project Discovery - tldfinder: https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tldfinder Today’s guest: https://x.com/gr3pme Resources: Lessons Learned for LHEs https://x.com/Rhynorater/status/1579499221954473984 Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:07:02) Mentorship in Bug Bounty (00:16:30) LHE lessons, takeaways, and the benefit of feedback and networking (00:41:28) Choosing Targets (00:49:03) Vuln Classes (00:58:54) Bug Reports
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: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Find the Hackernotes: https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/ 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. Shop our new swag store at ctbb.show/swag Today’s Sponsor: Project Discovery - tldfinder: https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tldfinder Resources: Breaking Down Barriers: Exploiting Pre-Auth SQL Injection in WhatsUp Gold Content-Type that can be used for XSS Clickjacking Bug in Google Docs Justin's Gadget Link https://www.youtube.com/signin?next=https%3A%2F%2Faccounts.youtube.com%2Faccounts%2FSetSID%3Fcontinue%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%252Famp%252fpoc.rhynorater.com Stealing your Telegram account in 10 seconds flat Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:08:28) Recent Hacks and Dupes (00:14:00) Cursor (00:25:02) Exploiting Pre-Auth SQL Injection in WhatsUp Gold (00:34:17) Content-Type that can be used for XSS (00:40:25) Caido updates (00:43:14) Clickjacking in Google Docs, and Stealing Telegram account
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@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Find the Hackernotes: https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/ 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: Project Discovery - tldfinder: https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tldfinder Today’s Guess Matt Brown: https://x.com/nmatt0 Resources: Decrypting SSL to Chinese Cloud Servers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qSxxNvuEtg mitmrouter https://github.com/nmatt0/mitmrouter certmitm Automatic Exploitation of TLS Certificate Validation Vulns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_l2q_Gyqfo and https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2031/DEF%20CON%2031%20presentations/Aapo%20Oksman%20-%20certmitm%20automatic%20exploitation%20of%20TLS%20certificate%20validation%20vulnerabilities.pdf https://github.com/aapooksman/certmitm HackerOne Detailed Platform Standards https://docs.hackerone.com/en/articles/8369826-detailed-platform-standards Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:13:33) Specialization and Challenges of IOT Hacking (00:33:03) Decrypting SSL to Chinese Cloud Servers (00:47:00) General IoT Hacking Methodology (01:26:00) Certificate Pinning and Certificate Validation (01:34:35) BGA Reballing (01:43:26) Bug Stories
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: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Find the Hackernotes: https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/ 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. Shop our new swag store at ctbb.show/swag Resources URL Validation Bypass cheat sheet SanicDNS Orange Confusion Attacks WordPress GiveWP POP to RCE Xsstools Bypassing browser tracking protection Advanced iframe Magic DOM Clobbering https://www.ruhrsec.de/downloads/slides/Everything-You-Wanted-to-Know-About-DOM-Clobbering-But-Were-Afraid-to-Ask-Soheil-Khodayari-RuhrSec.pdf And https://domclob.xyz/domc_payload_generator/ Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:00) URL validation bypass (00:07:41) SanicDNS and Orange confusion attacks (00:20:06) WordPress GiveWP POP to RCE (00:31:29) Xsstools (00:43:56) Bypassing browser tracking protection (00:52:06) DOM Clobbering and mixing up your approach
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: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ------ Links ------ Find the Hackernotes: https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/ 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. Shop our new swag store at ctbb.show/swag Today’s Guest: https://x.com/MariahG017 Resources: Ruby Nealon's song https://x.com/_ruby/status/835306502546149376 Don't Force Yourself to Become a Bug Bounty Hunter https://samcurry.net/dont-force-yourself-to-become-a-bug-bounty-hunter Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:12) Technical Questions for a Bug Bounty Wife (00:16:11) Mariah's First LHE experience (00:31:12) LHEs as a Couple (00:41:57) Encouragement and Risk (00:55:55) Hacker Family Dynamics, goals, and keeping promises (01:17:35) How to care for your Hacker/Hacker Wife