Episode 185: Harley & Ariel - Your Guide to Bug Bounty Village 2026

Episode 185: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we, It’s almost time for DEFCON! We’re joined by Harley Kimball and Ariel Garcia to preview this year’s Bug Bounty Village!

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Today’s Guests:
Harley Kimball - x.com/infinitelogins
Ariel Garcia - x.com/Arl_rose

====== This Week in Bug Bounty ======
Meet YesWeHack at DEFCON 34
yeswehack.com/fr/page/yeswehack-defcon-34

====== Resources ======
Bug Bounty Village Agenda
bugbountydefcon.com/agenda-2026

BBV CTF 2026
bugbountydefcon.com/ctf

Hacker Hangout with TikTok, HackerOne, and Bug Bounty Village
h1.community/events/details/hackerone-sponsore…

====== Timestamps ======
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:04:39) Podcast ATO & ATM Hacks
(00:17:12) Bug Bounty Village Preview
(00:31:02) BBV Room Layout and Swag
(00:42:36) BBV Agenda
(01:10:57) Harley's Hackbot