Episode 129: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we chat about the future of hack bots and human-AI collaboration, the challenges posed by tokenization, and the need for cybersecurity professionals to adapt to the evolving landscape of hacking in the age of AI
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====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======
Improper error handling in async cryptographic operations crashes process
https://hackerone.com/reports/2817648
Recon Series #6: Excavating hidden artifacts with Wayback Machine
https://www.yeswehack.com/learn-bug-bounty/recon-wayback-machine-web-archive
====== Resources ======
This is How They Tell Me Bug Bounty Ends
https://josephthacker.com/hacking/2025/06/09/this-is-how-they-tell-me-bug-bounty-ends.html
Welcome, Hackbots: How AI Is Shaping the Future of Vulnerability Discovery
https://www.hackerone.com/blog/welcome-hackbots-how-ai-shaping-future-vulnerability-discovery
Glitch Token
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO2X3oZEJOA
Conducting smarter intelligences than me: new orchestras
https://southbridge-research.notion.site/conducting-smarter-intelligences-than-me
====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:04:05) Is this how Bug Bounty Ends?
(00:11:14) Hackbots and handling leads
(00:20:50) Hacker chain of thought & Tokenization
(00:32:54) Context Engineering
