Episode 144: Google’s Top AI Hackers: Busfactor and Monke

Episode 144: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph is joined by Vitor Falcão and Ciarán Cotter to discuss their success at the recent Mexico LHE, as well as their journey and routines in fulltime hacking.
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Today’s Guests:
Vitor Falcão
x.com/busf4ctor
Ciarán Cotter
x.com/monkehack
====== This Week in Bug Bounty======
Securing the Age of AI Autonomy: Priorities for 2026
hackerone.com/events/bionic-hacking
====== Resources ======
AI Vulnerability Reward Program Rules
bughunters.google.com/about/rules/google-frien…
My First 3 Months as a Full-Time Bug Bounty Hunter
vitorfalcao.com/posts/3-months-as-a-full-time-…
====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:02:32) Client side Bug Story & Vitor's BB journey
(00:13:59) Google LHE Mexico takeaways
(00:26:55) Full-time hunting reflections
(00:33:39) Hacking routines
(00:42:56) Hacking AI