Episode 91: Zero to LHE in 9 Months (feat gr3pme)

Episode 91: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin Gardner sits down with Critical Thinking’s own HackerNotes writer Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme) to talk about his journey with Bug Bounty. We cover mentorship, networking and LHEs, ecosystem hacking, emotional regulation, and the need for self-care. Then we wrap up with some fun bugs.

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Lessons Learned for LHEs

https://x.com/Rhynorater/status/1579499221954473984

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:07:02) Mentorship in Bug Bounty

(00:16:30) LHE lessons, takeaways, and the benefit of feedback and networking

(00:41:28) Choosing Targets

(00:49:03) Vuln Classes

(00:58:54) Bug Reports