Episode 122: We Won Google's AI Hacking Event in Tokyo - Main Takeaways

Episode 122: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast your boys are MVH winners! First we’re joined by Zak, to discuss the Google LHE as well as surprising us with a bug of his own! Then, we sit down with Lupin and Monke for a winners roundtable and retrospective of the event.
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Today’s Guests:
Zak Bennett : linkedin.com/in/zak-bennett
Ciarán Cotter: x.com/monkehack
Roni Carta: x.com/0xLupin
====== Resources ======
We hacked Google’s A.I Gemini and leaked its source code
landh.tech/blog/20250327-we-hacked-gemini-sour…
====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:03:02) An RCE via memory corruption
(00:07:45) Zak's role at Google and Google's AI LHE
(00:15:25) Different Components of AI Vulnerabilities
(00:24:58) MHV Winner Debrief
(01:08:47) Technical Takeaways And Team Strategies
(01:28:49) LHE Experience and Google VRP & Abuse VRP