
Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast
by Justin Gardner (Rhynorater), Joseph Thacker (Rez0), & Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme)
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Episode 189: What Happened to HackerOne with Joel Margolis
Aug 27, 2026
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Episode 188: DEFCON 34 Hotel Room Debrief
Aug 20, 2026
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Episode 187: Are Live Hacking Events even worth it?
Aug 13, 2026
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Episode 186: Is Sol 5.6 SuperHuman for Bug Bounty?
Aug 6, 2026
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Episode 185: Harley & Ariel - Your Guide to Bug Bounty Village 2026
Jul 30, 2026
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| 8/27/26 | 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/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynoraterhttps://x.com/rez0__https://x.com/gr3pmeCritical 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 Magolishttps://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 pluginhttps://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/triager-grade-reports-claude-codeClaude Kithttps://github.com/yeswehack/claude-kit====== Resources ======What Happened to HackerOne?https://blog.teknogeek.io/posts/what-happened-to-hackerone/Watch our episode with Alex Ricehttps://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 | — | ||||||
| 8/20/26 | 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/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynoraterhttps://x.com/rez0__https://x.com/gr3pmeCritical 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/7urb01https://x.com/busf4ctor====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======YesWeHack is introducing Credits to combat AI slop reportshttps://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 | — | ||||||
| 8/13/26 | Episode 187: Are Live Hacking Events even worth it? | Episode 187: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about how much to gaslight your Hackbot, finding “Internet Melting Bugs” and if LHEs still make sense in this AI age.Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynoraterhttps://x.com/rez0__https://x.com/gr3pmeCritical 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: Adobe - 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!====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======Exploiting web cache poisoning vulnerabilitieshttps://www.intigriti.com/researchers/blog/hacking-tools/exploiting-web-cache-poisoning-vulnerabilities====== Resources ======frontier class vulnerabilities: it gets worse before it (maybe) gets betterhttps://shubs.io/frontier-class-vulnerabilities-it-gets-worse-before-it-maybe-gets-better/====== Timestamps ======(00:00:00) Introduction(00:05:41) LHE Vs. AI(00:19:27) Hacker Intuition and Gaslighting your Hackbot(00:25:49) Resolving Sol 5.6 compaction error & AI memory usage(00:37:00) Frontier Class Vulnerabilities | — | ||||||
| 8/6/26 | Episode 186: Is Sol 5.6 SuperHuman for Bug Bounty? | Episode 186: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about some Recent Bug Bounty trends and pricing changes, wp2Shell exploits, Sol 5.6, and prompting via the Gauntlet loop.Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynoraterhttps://x.com/rez0__https://x.com/gr3pmeCritical 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 - Zero Trust Network Accesshttps://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztna====== Resources ======Trend of Bug Bounty Programshttps://x.com/iangcarroll/status/2082535987633410540Next chapter: Restructuring GitHub’s bug bounty programhttps://github.blog/security/next-chapter-restructuring-githubs-bug-bounty-program/Securing GitHub: Wiz Research uncovers Remote Code Execution in GitHubhttps://www.wiz.io/blog/github-rce-vulnerability-cve-2026-3854Gauntlet Loophttps://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2081830214384886228KindaRails2Shell - Critical RCE in Rails via Active Storage (CVE-2026-66066)https://ethiack.com/info-hub/research/kindarails2shell-rails-rce-cve-2026-66066Exploit brokers pay $500,000 for a WordPress RCE. I found one with GPT5.6 Sol Ultra and $25https://slcyber.io/research-center/exploit-brokers-pay-500000-for-a-wordpress-rce-i-found-one-with-gpt5-6/====== Timestamps ======(00:00:00) Introduction(00:05:40) Bug Bounty Program Trends & Pricing Changes(00:15:52) Wiz Research uncovers RCE in GitHub & Sol 5.6(00:29:06) AI Harnessing, prompting, and the Gauntlet Loop(00:36:58) LHE vs Hackbot(00:43:21) KindaRails2Shell & WP2Shell | — | ||||||
| 7/30/26 | Episode 185: Harley & Ariel - Your Guide to Bug Bounty Village 2026 | Episode 185: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we, It’s almost time for DEFCON! We’re joined by Harley Kimball and Ariel Garcia to preview this year’s Bug Bounty Village!Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynoraterhttps://x.com/rez0__https://x.com/gr3pmeCritical 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 - Zero Trust Network Accesshttps://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztnaToday’s Guests: Harley Kimball - https://x.com/infiniteloginsAriel Garcia - https://x.com/Arl_rose====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======Meet YesWeHack at DEFCON 34https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/page/yeswehack-defcon-34====== Resources ======Bug Bounty Village Agenda https://www.bugbountydefcon.com/agenda-2026BBV CTF 2026https://www.bugbountydefcon.com/ctfHacker Hangout with TikTok, HackerOne, and Bug Bounty Villagehttps://h1.community/events/details/hackerone-sponsored-conferences-events-presents-hacker-hangout-with-tiktok-hackerone-and-bug-bounty-village-at-def-con-34/?code=xyss8KXXPd====== Timestamps ======(00:00:00) Introduction(00:04:39) Podcast ATO & ATM Hacks(00:17:12) Bug Bounty Village Preview(00:31:02) BBV Room Layout and Swag(00:42:36) BBV Agenda(01:10:57) Harley's Hackbot | — | ||||||
| 7/23/26 | Episode 184: 750+ Bugs in 2026 with 0xMoose (Ads Dawson) | Episode 184: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Ads Dawson (0xMoose) to talk about his skyrocketing report velocity, as well as how he builds and manages his hackbot.Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynoraterhttps://x.com/rez0__https://x.com/gr3pmeCritical 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: https://substack.com/@0xmoose====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======How to use Claude Code for Bug Bounty: find fast, validate manuallyhttps://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/llm-series-claude====== Resources ======Signal Over Noise: AI Agents and the Operator Moathttps://0xmoose.substack.com/p/signal-over-noise-ai-agents-and-theFBDL Goes Agentic: AI Agents Can Now Build Your Test Environmentshttps://bugbounty.meta.com/blog/fbdl-goes-agentic/====== Timestamps ======(00:00:00) Introduction(00:11:01) Satisfaction for hackbot finds(00:19:31) Hackbot Mechanics and Tech Debt(00:33:31) Sitting in the Bottleneck & Analyzing hacking sessions with Frontier models(00:44:35) FBDL Goes Agentic, Noise Reduction, & Hill Climbing(01:05:45) Hackbot Load Distribution | — | ||||||
| 7/16/26 | AI featuresXSS vulnerabilities+4 | — | PortSwiggerCTBB Podcast+4 | — | AIXSS+5 | Zero Trust Network Access | 1h 14m 43s | ||
| 7/9/26 | bug bountyGraphQL+4 | — | Critical Research LabCTBB Pentests+1 | — | WPMMCP+5 | — | 39m 05s | ||
| 7/2/26 | bug bountyhackbot+3 | Joseph ThackerXSSDoctor | CTBB PodcastCritical Research Lab+4 | — | bug bountyhackbot+5 | Zero Trust Network Access | 52m 16s | ||
| 6/25/26 | Bug BountyMaturity Framework+4 | Steve Hernandez | Bug Bounty Maturity FrameworkCritical Research Lab+2 | — | Bug BountyMaturity Posture+5 | — | 1h 12m 44s | ||
| 6/18/26 | motivationbug bounty+4 | — | Critical Research LabCTBB Pentests+2 | — | bug bountymotivation+5 | ThreatLocker | 46m 27s | ||
| 6/11/26 | hackingAI+4 | BruteCat | GoogleCritical Research Lab+5 | — | bug bountyhacking+5 | — | 1h 23m 56s | ||
| 6/4/26 | bug bountyhacking+3 | BruteCat | GoogleYouTube+3 | — | bug bountyGoogle Cloud+3 | ThreatLocker | 1h 25m 27s | ||
| 5/28/26 | Adobe AEMbug bounty+4 | Jim Green | Critical Research LabCTBB Pentests+4 | — | Adobe AEMbug bounty+5 | AdobeCTBB063026 | 1h 50m 49s | ||
| 5/21/26 | Hackbot setupsZDI drama+3 | — | Critical Research LabZero Trust Cloud Access+2 | — | HackbotZDI+4 | ThreatLocker | 49m 50s | ||
| 5/14/26 | bug bounty programsAI in security+3 | — | Searchlight CyberwatchTowr+5 | — | bug bountycybersecurity+3 | — | 1h 09m 57s | ||
| 5/7/26 | AI impactBug Bounty+3 | — | Critical Research Lab | — | AIBug Bounty+3 | Zero Trust Cloud Access | 1h 01m 30s | ||
| 4/30/26 | Source Code ReviewMeta Analysis+3 | — | — | — | source code reviewbug bounty+5 | AdobeCTBB063026 | 51m 01s | ||
| 4/23/26 | bug bountyhacking tips+4 | — | Critical Research LabYesWeHack | — | bug bountyhacking+5 | ThreatLocker | 22m 44s | ||
| 4/16/26 | bug bountytechnology+4 | — | Critical Research Lab | Korea | bug bountyKorea+5 | — | 32m 50s | ||
| 4/9/26 | OAuth 2.1bug bounty+4 | gr3pme | IntigritiCloudflare+6 | — | OAuthbug bounty+5 | ThreatLockerCODE | 30m 16s | ||
| 4/2/26 | Client-side Path TraversalBug Bounty+4 | Jonathan | XSSDoctorYTCracker+2 | — | XSSClient-side+6 | — | 1h 35m 55s | ||
| 3/26/26 | bug bountyprogram management+4 | Valeriy Shevchenko | HackerOneIntigriti+2 | — | bug bountyprogram management+8 | ThreatLocker | 51m 40s | ||
| 3/19/26 | AI Generated reportsClaude Skill Secrets+4 | Rez0 | IntigritiCritical Research Lab+1 | — | bug bountyAI reports+5 | Adobe | 53m 02s | ||
| 3/12/26 | Protobuf HackingAI-Powered Bug Hunting+4 | — | Critical Research LabHackerOne+2 | — | bug bountyAI hacking+4 | ThreatLocker | 44m 23s | ||
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Chart history for Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast
Peaked at #67 in RO, currently #67 in RO.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| RO | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| Ireland | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| Sweden | — | #121 | #121 | — |
| Norway | — | #144 | #144 | — |
| Germany | — | #145 | #145 | — |
| HU | — | #155 | #155 | — |
| NG | — | #162 | #162 | — |
| Brazil | — | #178 | #178 | — |
| South Korea | — | #185 | #185 | — |
| Denmark | — | #188 | #188 | — |
| GR | — | #195 | #195 | — |
| KE | — | #195 | #195 | — |
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.