
Episode 164: Tommy DeVoss: From Black Hat to Bug Bounty LEGEND
From Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast by Justin Gardner (Rhynorater), Joseph Thacker (Rez0), & Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme)
March 5, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 1 · Episode 164
About this episode
In this episode, Justin Gardner interviews Tommy DeVoss about his journey from black hat hacker to bug bounty legend.
Episode 164: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin sits down with Tommy DeVoss to talk about his origin story, Yahoo bugs, and how Tommy first got Justin into 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/ ====== 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://x.com/thedawgyg ====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Python pitfalls: Turning developer mistakes into vulnerabilities…
People in this episode
Hosts: Justin Gardner, Joseph Thacker, Brandyn Murtagh
Guest: Tommy DeVoss
Topics covered
- bug bounty
- hacking
- origin story
- vulnerabilities
- AI implementation
- browser hacking
Keywords
- bug bounty
- hacking
- Yahoo bugs
- Tommy DeVoss
- vulnerabilities
- AI
- browser hacking
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Yahoo, YTCracker, Critical Research Lab, YesWeHack
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