Episode 122: We Won Google's AI Hacking Event in Tokyo - Main Takeaways
Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast15 Touko 2025

Episode 122: We Won Google's AI Hacking Event in Tokyo - Main Takeaways

Episode 122: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast your boys are MVH winners! First we’re joined by Zak, to discuss the Google LHE as well as surprising us with a bug of his own! Then, we sit down with Lupin and Monke for a winners roundtable and retrospective of the event.

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Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!

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Today’s Guests:

Zak Bennett : https://www.linkedin.com/in/zak-bennett/

Ciarán Cotter: https://x.com/monkehack

Roni Carta: https://x.com/0xLupin

====== Resources ======

We hacked Google’s A.I Gemini and leaked its source code

https://www.landh.tech/blog/20250327-we-hacked-gemini-source-code

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

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:02) An RCE via memory corruption

(00:07:45) Zak's role at Google and Google's AI LHE

(00:15:25) Different Components of AI Vulnerabilities

(00:24:58) MHV Winner Debrief

(01:08:47) Technical Takeaways And Team Strategies

(01:28:49) LHE Experience and Google VRP & Abuse VRP

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