Episode 117: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joseph introduces Vulus Ex Machina: A 3-part mini-series on hacking AI applications. In this part, he lays the groundwork and focuses on AI reconnaissance. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here:
[email protected] Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music! ====== Links ====== Follow your hosts Rhynorater and Rez0 on Twitter: https://x.com/Rhynorater https://x.com/rez0__ ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ====== Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord ! 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. You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch ! ====== Resources ====== Building Reliable Web Agents https://x.com/pk_iv/status/1904178892723941777 17 security checks from VIBE to PRODUCTION https://x.com/Kaamiiaar/status/1902342578185630000 How to Hack AI Agents and Applications https://josephthacker.com/hacking/2025/02/25/how-to-hack-ai-apps.html AI Crash Course Repo https://github.com/henrythe9th/ai-crash-course Deep Dive into LLMs like ChatGPT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xTGNNLPyMI ====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:54) AI News (00:08:09) How to Hack AI Agents and Applications (00:14:26) The Recon Process (00:25:06) Initial Probing & Steering