Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Episode 182: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about some recent bugs involving WPM, MCP, and a possible emerging bug class using Wayback. We also talk about some GraphQL Hackbot finds, and what AI’s #1 mission should be.

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====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======
LeHack 2026 Recap
https://event.yeswehack.com/events/lehack-2026

Don’t eat the ChocoPoCs! How vulnerability researchers were repeatedly targeted by trojanised exploits
https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/news/chocopocs-vulnerability-researchers-trojanised-exploits

Navigating the AI Wave: How We're Keeping Security Research Meaningful
https://www.hackerone.com/blog/ai-driven-report-volume-insights-and-actions

====== Resources ======
Caido Skills
https://github.com/caido/skills/pull/22

Hunting For AWS Cognito Security
Misconfigurations
https://www.yassineaboukir.com/talks/NahamConEU2022.pdf

X MCP
https://docs.x.com/tools/mcp

US South Summer Sessions: Hack the Heat
https://h1.community/events/details/hackerone-us-south-hackerone-club-presents-us-south-summer-sessions-hack-the-heat/

====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:08:31) WPM Bug & Wayback to Guest Bearer
(00:18:42) GraphQL Hackbot Finds, Fable Updates, & AI's #1 Mission
(00:29:45) MCP, US South H1 Event, & AI Sandbox Escapes

Episode 181: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph and XSSDoctor talk about building a Hackbot.

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====== Resources ======

Are bug bounties cooked?
https://hakluke.com/are-bug-bounties-cooked

We built a Hackbot
https://josephthacker.com/hacking/2026/07/01/we-built-a-hackbot.html

====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:07:22) Manual vs. AI Hacking
(00:17:27) Building a Hackbot
(00:23:53) Negatives of Hackbots
(00:31:34) Logistics and Problems of Singularity
(00:46:21) Successes

Episode 180: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Steve Hernandez, founder of the Bug Bounty Maturity Framework (BBMF), to walk us through the inaugural State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture Report. We go through the scores and cover Asset Hygiene, Operational Signal, how to re-engage the relationship between trust and researcher participation.

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====== Resources ======
State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture
https://bugbountymaturity.com/research/state-of-bug-bounty-maturity-posture-2026

Take the Bug Bounty Maturity Assessment
https://bugbountymaturity.com/assessment

AI Is Compressing the Bug Bounty Maturity Curve
https://bugbountymaturity.com/research/ai-is-compressing-the-bug-bounty-maturity-curve

====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:04:09) State of Bug Bounty Maturity Posture
(00:22:33) Researcher Interface & Program Trust
(00:44:38) Maturity Bands and Scoring
(01:08:19) AI Is Compressing the Bug Bounty Maturity Curve

Episode 179: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about how to stay motivated and keep the vibes strong during this trying time for Bug Bounty.

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====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:04:57) Managing Hacker Motivation
(00:10:45) Community, Competition, & Curosity
(00:16:54) Using AI with Passion
(00:23:10) The LHE Method & Sharing Wins
(00:28:01) Video POCs, Scripts, & Talking about Bugs
(00:40:49) Watching your health & stopping mid-hack

Episode 178: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re back with BruteCat to finish up our discussion on hacking Google. This week we hit AI.

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Today’s Guest: https://x.com/brutecat

====== Resources ======
Hacking Google with AI
https://brutecat.com/articles/hacking-google-with-ai/

====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:03:07) Discovery Docs Refresher & AI at BugSWAT Mexico
(00:30:49) Auth & Enumeration of Referer and Origin
(00:45:59) Pwning Google Stories
(01:09:32) Batch Execute & GraphQL