- Episode 198: Scariest Bugs of 2026 - Halloween Special

Episode 198: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we're back with the spookiest bug stories we've had this year. We're talking government hacks, summoning global agents, low payouts/long triage times, and possibly the scariest thing of all for us: Dealing with JD's technical issues...

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====== Timestamps ======

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:08) Full Auth by Migration Endpoint & RCE Sandbox, artifacts, & Blobs

(00:16:46) Summoning a Global Agent & Preying on Vulnerable Chatbots

(00:27:25) 3d Printer hacks via Tickets 

(00:34:20) Hacking Healthcare and Governments

(00:47:52) Dispatcher RCE & the Tale of 3 Bugs

(01:01:05) Pwning IoT Devices 

(01:10:15) Intuition Hacks & Scary Low Payouts

(01:18:25) Hackbot Horror Stories