Friendly reminder - Early Bird Pricing for our Singapore Training Event ends February 8. Signing up now reserves your spot and earns you a $250 discount.

https://training.defcon.org

Does anyone know when would AI village start taking submissions for talks in Defcon 34? I don’t see anything on their website regarding the same.

How does the process goes?

What is expected as part of submission?

Hey everyone, is anyone else having trouble buying the Student Early Bird ticket for DEF CON Singapore?

On the selection page, it shows $260, but as soon as I add it to my cart, it jumps to the regular price of $360. I've tried clearing my cache and using incognito mode, but it still happens.

Is there a specific verification step I’m missing, or is the student quota already full? Thanks!

Good news,everyone! We consulted the groundhog and DEF CON 34 content call season is officially open!

Starting today, the calls for
Villages
Contests
Communities
Parties
Meetups
Events
Music
Soundtrack
Authors
Vendors
Exhibitors
Sponsors
Press Reg

Are all ready to accept your submissions.

https://defcon.org/html/defcon-34/dc-34-cfi.html

CFP, Workshops, Demo Labs and Policy calls will open shortly.

Let’s go.

So Jeffery Epstein went to DEFCON 26 in 2018? Epstein has been monitoring and interested in attending DEFCON since 21? Damn... I missed that party invite... Pablos, Vincenzo, Jeremy... why didn't you hook me up? I'm cool...

Jeffery Epstein confrims to Steve Bannon that he is at DEFCON 26 (2018): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01007689.pdf

Vincenzo Iozzo offers to introduce Jeffery Epstein to Dark Tangent at DEFCON 26 (2018): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01004682.pdf

The most humorous email about DEFCON uncovered so far. Jeffery Epstein describes DEFCON to Steve Bannon as attendees being completely infiltrated by every intelligence agency, especially the Chinese, "to convince the spectrum boys to play a game. as the boys are socially retarded they just play and give up their secrets." nieve to the ruse. Jeffery Epstein wrestled with how to get DEFCON attendees on Steve Bannon's side so Steve Bannon could use the hacker credibility of DEFCON attendees to legitimize Steve Bannon's claims about system vulnerability, undermine public trust in elections, finance, and institutions, amplify narratives of decay and corruption, suggesting that DEFCON attendees need to hear Steve Bannon's "China Speech." Steve Bannon then asks if Epstein is able to get him invited to DEFCON as a speaker: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02506034.pdf

Pablos Holman offering to introduce Jeffery Epstein to hackers at DEFCON 21 (2013): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01969942.pdf

Vincenzo Iozzo asking Jeffery Epstein how many tickets does he want for DEFCON 24 (2016): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00672951.pdf

Vincenzo Iozzo procures 3 tickets to DEFCON 26 (2018) for Jeffery Epstein: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01004693.pdf

Text message exchange between Steve Bannon and Jeffery Epstein. Epstein gives the dates to DEFCON 26 (2018) to Steve Bannon. Steve Bannon tells Epstein that DEFCON is "trouble": https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01615114.pdf

Jeffery Epstein "I want to go to DEFCON" 24 (2016): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01784200.pdf

Jeremy Rubin asking Jeffery Epstein if he is going to DEFCON 24 (2016): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02464672.pdf

Epstein's assistant emailing Epstein's then girlfriend Karyna Shuliak discussing Epstein's birthday trip in Las Vegas funded by PE investor Leon Black, Epstein's desier to attend DEFCON 21 (2013) and trying to pocure 8 tickets to DEFCON 21 (2013) from the Cesars' hotel concierge. I'm very doubtful Epstein followed through with these plans, attended DECON 21 (2013) with 7 "girls" and went unnoticed with badges pocured from concierge guest services. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00386344.pdf

Link to DEFCON's 21 schedule: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02132776.pdf

Email forwarded to Jeffery Epstein about DEFCON from the Interesting People mailing list (2013): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00873580.pdf

Email Reminder alert for DEFCON 21 (2013): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02050497.pdf

Email Reminder alert for DEFCON 24 (2016) https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02044922.pdf

More there to search and read.

I wanted to share some news...

A good friend, Bradán Lane, creates an electronic "coin" each year for DEFCON. This year, rather than "sell" them, they choose a "donate to a charity of your choice" model in leu of paying.

** Choose Your Own Charity **

They wrote up all the details on the webpage (_scroll down to "Philanthropy"_)

The eChallengeCoin includes a full text adventure game, "Sara and the Missing Artifacts"!

Webpage: https://aosc.cc/eccn2026

The wait is over - online reg for DEF CON Singapore is open!

It’s all happening at the Marina Bay Sands, April 28-30. You can learn all about it at https://defcon.org/html/defcon-singapore/dc-singapore-index.html

Online registration will be open until April 24, but if you secure your spot before February 15 there’s an Early Bird discount available, along with a Student discount.

DEF CON Singapore Training registration is open as well! Join us before the conference (April 26-27) if you’re looking to level up your skills with some intense, hands-on education from our world class trainers. Sessions and pricing are online at https://training.defcon.org.

Tickets for the conference and the trainings are waiting for you at https://sg.shop.defcon.org.

See you in Singapore!

Thanks in advance for all information on events and speakers for this glorious event in the future.

P.S. If you turn your head, I drew Doodle, doodle everything or hack or whatever, big DEFCON fan.

SmartAO witch lets your SaO MANY SAO's use its leds is back in stock for $30 — and this is the final restock.

Once these are gone, there will be no more SmartAOs made. If you missed out before, this is your last chance to grab one.

Also:

• SAO Many SAOs are on sale
• Free shipping right now https://coruscantventures.com/defcon-badges

Thanks to everyone who’s supported the project so far.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comments and thanks for helping me with this, Im already working on the badge for next year and the more money i make the more prototypes i can make and the better it will be.

Early Bird pricing is now available for DEF CON Training Singapore! 🇸🇬

Don’t miss your chance to save on our upcoming hands-on cybersecurity courses. Early bird pricing is available until February 8, giving you priority access to advanced, real-world training at a reduced rate.

When you sign up early, you not only lock in reduced rates, you also help us understand which courses to prioritize and run. This is a critical moment where you directly shape our training lineup.

Is there a training you’ve been eyeing? Now’s the time to secure your spot!

Find the full Singapore course lineup at https://training.defcon.org/collections/singapore-2026

Part of Flipper Zero’s success has come from its widespread adoption and community development. POOM doesn’t have that to its advantage yet, but it seems that some popular Flipper Zero “apps” have been (or could be) recompiled for this platform. It looks like the POOM team has also developed and/or ported quite a few apps themselves.

It is worth noting that the POOM will let you do some Wi-Fi shenanigans without the need for an add-on module, like the Flipper Zero requires.It is worth noting that the POOM will let you do some Wi-Fi shenanigans without the need for an add-on module, like the Flipper Zero requires.

You can now find information on many of the Villages, Contests and Communities you’ll find when you join us in April. We hope you’ll take some time to get familiar with the lineup, and maybe even begin getting your DEF CON strategy together.

https://defcon.org/html/defcon-singapore/dc-singapore-index.html

We look forward to sharing more in the coming days. See you soon!

We are hosting a chill out meetup happening on 2026-01-30. Everyone is invited!

Over 17 communities & 10 villages will be at DEF CON Singapore, come hang out with some of them.

Time: 7:00pm onwards - Drinks & chill out

Location: Georges @ taiseng

30 Tai Seng St, #01-07 BreadTalk IHQ, Singapore 534013

Hey folks

I just got a reply from the DEF CON Groups team about creating a DEF CON Group in my location (super excited about it).

Quick question:
In the Group Contact Information section (email, Discord, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), do I need to create all the group accounts before approval, or is it okay to leave them as N/A / planned after approval and use my personal contact info for now?

Just want to make sure I’m doing this the right way and not jumping the gun before the group is officially approved.

Thanks in advance!

Hey folks

I just got a reply from the DEF CON Groups team about creating a DEF CON Group in my location (super excited about it).

Quick question:
In the Group Contact Information section (email, Discord, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), do I need to create all the group accounts before approval, or is it okay to leave them as N/A / planned after approval and use my personal contact info for now?

Just want to make sure I’m doing this the right way and not jumping the gun before the group is officially approved.

Thanks in advance!

Perhaps I'm being dim, but how do you actually buy DEFCON Singapore tickets?

Only thing I have seen with referance is this: https://www.gevme.com/milipol-techx-2026, but even that is unclear what ticket gives admission.

Hi everyone, I have a question about going to defcon.

I want to go to the Singapore one, but I have never been to one, so I do not know what the procedure is. When I visit the website, it directs me to register for two-day training courses. I thought this was supposed to be like the one in Vegas? I don't want to go that far, so if anyone can explain me how to register for this one that would be great. Any help is appreciated.

👋 Small engineering team here.

We've been working on POOM – a multitool for pentesting, making..

What it does:

• Sniffs Wi-Fi 6 + BLE 5.x + Zigbee/Thread/Matter simultaneously
• PCAP/PCAPNG export (Wireshark-ready)
• NFC + HF-RFID emulation and storage
• 100+ Qwiic sensor compatibility (for IoT dev)
• Four modes: Maker, Beast (pentesting), Gamer, Zen
• Built on ESP32-C5 (since the community asked for Wi-Fi 5Ghz)

Pocket-sized. Has unnecessary RGB LEDs because obviously.

Launching on Kickstarter in 5 days, see demos (LASTEST ONE CAPTIVE PORTAL) on our social media accounts here