Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Episode 155: 2025 Hacker Stats & 2026 Goals

Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Show Notes

Episode 155: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin, Joseph, and Brandyn reflect on last year of Bug Bounty, and list their goals and predictions for what 2026 holds. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: [email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ https://x.com/gr3pme ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord! We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch! ====== Resources ====== 2024 Hacker Stats & 2025 Goals https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/p/hackernotes-ep-104-2024-hacker-stats-2025-goals ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:08) 2025 Full Time Hunting Retrospective (00:10:19) Most Fulfilling Moments and Bugs (00:17:56) Satisfaction with 2025 Stats (00:45:28) Automation, Organization, and Collaboration (00:48:55) Time and Motivation (01:08:01) Goals and Predictions for Bug Bounty in 2026

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