Stephen Sims
Offensive security researcher and vulnerability/reserach instructor focusing on reverse engineering, fuzzing and penetration testing, and SANS Offensive Operations Curriculum Lead with a YouTube stream 'Off by One Security'.
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Jan 22, 2024 • 1h 40min
#447: Mind blowing 🤯 $20 million USD bounties! (Zero to Hero Money Hacking Roadmap)
Stephen Sims, exploit development and reverse‑engineering expert and SANS instructor, walks through high-stakes vulnerability work and money-making paths in security. He discusses bug bounty vs binary exploitation, zero-day markets and huge payouts, patch diffing to weaponize fixes, AI speeding reverse engineering, and ethical risks around selling exploits.
Jan 25, 2026 • 1h 32min
#534: How Dark Web Market Owners Get CAUGHT
Stephen Sims, security researcher and instructor specializing in web, API, and LLM security, breaks down the Darknet Marketplace Bible as an OPSEC primer for privacy and defenders. He explains Tor and Whonix internals, PGP workflows, crypto choices like Monero, and common mistakes that lead to marketplace takedowns. Practical privacy and monitoring tactics are highlighted in short, punchy discussions.
Mar 31, 2026 • 1h 8min
#571: Google Big Sleep: The End of Human Hackers?
Stephen Sims, an offensive security researcher and SANS instructor, returns with sharp takes on AI in cybersecurity. He unpacks offensive vs adversarial AI, prompt injection and jailbreak techniques. Vector databases, agentic automated testing, Google Project Zero’s Big Sleep, and AI-driven patch diffing get clear, bite-sized treatment. Practical career and governance implications wrap up the conversation.
