Episode 21: Chill Chat with Legendary DoD Hacker Corben Leo

In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast, we chat with Corben Leo about his journey in bug bounty hunting and ethical hacking. We discuss the state of DNS rebinding in 2023, a Twitter thread by Douglas Day (@ArchAngelDDay) on one-hundred bug bounty rules, and our own unique approaches to bug hunting. We also discuss Corben's recon-focused bug hunting methodology and how he developed it. Don't miss this episode filled with valuable tips, insights, and Corben's Boring Mattress Company.

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Today’s Guest:

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Article on the State of DNS Rebinding in 2023:

https://research.nccgroup.com/2023/04/27/state-of-dns-rebinding-in-2023/

See @ArchAngelDDay's twitter thread about 100 bug bounty rules:

https://twitter.com/ArchAngelDDay/status/1661924038875435008

Talkback - Cybersecurity news aggregator:

https://talkback.sh/

PyPI announces mandatory 2FA:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-announces-mandatory-use-of-2fa-for-all-software-publishers/

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(01:05) State of DNS rebinding in 2023

(04:40) 100 Bug Bounty Rules by @ArchAngelDDay

(05:30) Give yourself a ‘no bug’ limit

(07:00) The value of reporting Low and Medium Bugs for Bug Bounty Programs

(11:15) Reporting Out of Scope Bugs

(14:30) Reporting IDORs as Access Control Bugs

(17:28) Talkback

(18:12) PyPI's mandatory 2FA implementation for software publishers

(Start of main content)

(20:07) Starting out in bug bounty/ethical hacking

(25:00) Hacking methodology and mentorship

(28:15) Identifying Load Balancers

(33:20) Triage and live events:

(38:30) College and Computer Science vs. Cybersecurity

(45:45) Importance of writing for the Hacker Community

(51:21) Storytelling and report writing.

(55:00) When to stop doing recon and start hacking

(01:00:58) Lessons Learned from BreachlessAI and the pivot to Boring Mattress Co.