<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on twitter at: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/ctbbpodcast"&gt;https://x.com/ctbbpodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io"&gt;info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shoutout to&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/realytcracker"&gt; YTCracker&lt;/a&gt; for the awesome intro music!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;====== Links ======&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/Rhynorater"&gt;https://x.com/Rhynorater&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/rez0__"&gt;https://x.com/rez0__&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/gr3pme"&gt;https://x.com/gr3pme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hop on the CTBB Discord at &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ctbb.show/discord"&gt;https://ctbb.show/discord&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can also find some hacker swag at &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ctbb.show/merch"&gt;https://ctbb.show/merch&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;====== Resources ======&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2024 Hacker Stats &amp;amp; 2025 Goals&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/p/hackernotes-ep-104-2024-hacker-stats-2025-goals"&gt;https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/p/hackernotes-ep-104-2024-hacker-stats-2025-goals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;====== Timestamps ======&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00:00) Introduction&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:02:08) 2025 Full Time Hunting Retrospective&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:10:19) Most Fulfilling Moments and Bugs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:17:56) Satisfaction with 2025 Stats&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:45:28) Automation, Organization, and Collaboration&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:48:55) Time and Motivation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:08:01) Goals and Predictions for Bug Bounty in 2026&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Justin Gardner (Rhynorater) & Joseph Thacker (Rez0)

Episode 155: 2025 Hacker Stats & 2026 Goals

JAN 1, 202692 MIN
Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Episode 155: 2025 Hacker Stats & 2026 Goals

JAN 1, 202692 MIN

Description

<p>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.</p><p>Follow us on twitter at: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/ctbbpodcast">https://x.com/ctbbpodcast</a></p><p>Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Shoutout to<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/realytcracker"> YTCracker</a> for the awesome intro music!</p><p>====== Links ======</p><p>Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: </p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/Rhynorater">https://x.com/Rhynorater</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/rez0__">https://x.com/rez0__</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/gr3pme">https://x.com/gr3pme</a></p><p>====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======</p><p>Hop on the CTBB Discord at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ctbb.show/discord">https://ctbb.show/discord</a>!</p><p>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.</p><p>You can also find some hacker swag at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ctbb.show/merch">https://ctbb.show/merch</a>!</p><p>====== Resources ======</p><p>2024 Hacker Stats &amp; 2025 Goals</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/p/hackernotes-ep-104-2024-hacker-stats-2025-goals">https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/p/hackernotes-ep-104-2024-hacker-stats-2025-goals</a></p><p>====== Timestamps ======</p><p>(00:00:00) Introduction</p><p>(00:02:08) 2025 Full Time Hunting Retrospective</p><p>(00:10:19) Most Fulfilling Moments and Bugs</p><p>(00:17:56) Satisfaction with 2025 Stats</p><p>(00:45:28) Automation, Organization, and Collaboration</p><p>(00:48:55) Time and Motivation</p><p>(01:08:01) Goals and Predictions for Bug Bounty in 2026</p>