Episode 185: Harley & Ariel - Your Guide to Bug Bounty Village 2026
Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty PodcastShow Notes
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 - https://x.com/infinitelogins Ariel Garcia - https://x.com/Arl_rose
====== This Week in Bug Bounty ====== Meet YesWeHack at DEFCON 34 https://www.yeswehack.com/fr/page/yeswehack-defcon-34
====== Resources ====== Bug Bounty Village Agenda https://www.bugbountydefcon.com/agenda-2026
BBV CTF 2026 https://www.bugbountydefcon.com/ctf
Hacker Hangout with TikTok, HackerOne, and Bug Bounty Village https://h1.community/events/details/hackerone-sponsored-conferences-events-presents-hacker-hangout-with-tiktok-hackerone-and-bug-bounty-village-at-def-con-34/?code=xyss8KXXPd
====== 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
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