Episode 182: Partial Auth, Hackbot GraphQL, and AI's #1 Mission

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
event.yeswehack.com/events/lehack-2026

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

Navigating the AI Wave: How We're Keeping Security Research Meaningful
hackerone.com/blog/ai-driven-report-volume-ins…

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

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

X MCP
docs.x.com/tools/mcp

US South Summer Sessions: Hack the Heat
h1.community/events/details/hackerone-us-south…

====== 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