Episode 165: Protobuf Hacking, AI-Powered Bug Hunting, and Self-Improving Claude Workflows

Episode 165: Protobuf Hacking, AI-Powered Bug Hunting, and Self-Improving Claude Workflows

From Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast by Justin Gardner (Rhynorater), Joseph Thacker (Rez0), & Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme)

March 12, 2026 · 44 min · Season 1 · Episode 165

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss their experiences at Zero Trust World and explore various topics related to bug hunting and AI.

Episode 165: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin recaps his Zero Trust World experience, before we dive into Permissions issues client-side bugs, New Hardware Hacking Classes, and using AI to hack. 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 Sponsor: Check out ThreatLocker Ringfencing https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-rf ====== Resources ====== bbscope Update https://x.com/sw33tLie/status/2029344643154919720 Matt Brown's Youtube Channel…

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin Gardner, Joseph Thacker, Brandyn Murtagh

Topics covered

  • Protobuf Hacking
  • AI-Powered Bug Hunting
  • Permissions Issues
  • Client-Side Bugs
  • New Hardware Hacking Classes
  • Zero Trust

Keywords

  • bug bounty
  • AI hacking
  • Zero Trust
  • permissions issues
  • hardware hacking
  • Protobuf

Sponsors

ThreatLocker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Critical Research Lab, HackerOne, Caido, Zero Trust World

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