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

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.

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

bbscope Update
x.com/sw33tLie/status/2029344643154919720

Matt Brown's Youtube Channel
youtube.com/channel/UC3VDCeZYZH7mCihtMVHqppw

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MCP server for HackerOne to search reports
x.com/OriginalSicksec/status/20295030630951244…

Caido Skills
github.com/caido/skills

The Agentic Hacking Era: Ramblings and a Tool
josephthacker.com/hacking/2026/03/06/the-agent…

Announcing AI-driven Caido
caido.io/blog/2026-03-06-caido-skill

====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:06:23) bbscope report dumping & Matt Brown Training
(00:13:10) MCP server for HackerOne to search reports & protobuff success
(00:24:24) Hacking Mics with Permissions issues client-side bugs
(00:27:26) Can AI Hack things?