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Bug Bounty Village at DEF CON 33 Schedule of Events
Inside is a complete breakdown of everything we're doing next week.
Harley Kimball
August 02, 2025
Hey there!
We are just days away from DEF CON 33, and it’s going to be LITERALLY INSANE. All of the hard work from our volunteers, speakers, vendors, and sponsors is about to come to life, and the hundreds of hours poured into Bug Bounty Village this year are ready to pay off.
Some highlights we’re incredibly proud of:
50+ Distinguished Speakers
35+ Sessions
Our Inaugural CTF
Hacker Hangout Happy Hour
Insane Swag Designs (challenge coins, electronic badges, and more)
Below is an overview of what’s happening this weekend. See you soon!
Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall, Level 3, Room W326
Dates: Friday, August 8 – Sunday, August 10, 2025
📅 Friday, August 8
Creator Stage Sessions
Time | Title & Presenters |
|---|---|
10:00 AM, Creator Stage 5 | Secret Life of an Automationist: Engineering the Hunt — Gunnar Andrews |
10:00 AM, Creator Stage 3 | Prompt. Scan. Exploit: AI’s Journey Through Zero-Days and a Thousand Bugs — Diego Jurado & Joel Noguera |
12:00 PM, Creator Stage 5 | Voices from the Frontlines: Managing Bug Bounties at Scale — Jay Dancer, Tyson, Gabriel Nitu, Ryan Nolette, Goraksh Shinde, Jill Moné-Corallo |
2:00 PM, Creator Stage 4 | Securing Intelligence: How Hackers Are Breaking Modern AI Systems… — Dane Sherrets & Shlomie Liberow |
In-Village Sessions (W326, Third Level)
Time | Title & Presenters |
|---|---|
10:00 AM | Becoming a Caido Power User — Justin Gardner |
11:00 AM | Attacking AI — Jason Haddix |
12:00 PM | Nuclei: Beyond The Basic Templates — Ben Sadeghipour & Adam Langley |
1:30 PM | Creator Panel Discussion — Nahamsec, Rhynorater & InsiderPHD |
2:30 PM | Testing Trust Relationships: Breaking Network Boundaries — Michael Gianarakis & Jordan Macey |
3:30 PM | The Year of the Bounty Desktop: Bugs from Binaries — Parsia Hakimian |
4:00 PM | To Pay or Not to Pay? The Battle Between Bug Bounty & Vulnerability Disclosure Programs — Aaron Guzman |
4:30 PM | Hacking the Edge: Real-World ESI Injection Exploits — Robert Vulpe |
5:00 PM | VRP @ Google – A Look Inside a Large Self‑Hosted VRP — Sam Erb |
5:30 PM | Exploiting the Off‑chain Ecosystem in Web3 Bug Bounty — Bruno Halltari |
📅 Saturday, August 9
Creator Stage Sessions
Time | Title & Presenters |
|---|---|
10:00 AM, Creator Stage 2 | Regex for Hackers — Ben Sadeghipour & Adam Langley |
12:00 PM, Creator Stage 3 | Sometimes You Find Bugs, Sometimes Bugs Find You — Jasmin Landry |
1:00 PM, Creator Stage 5 | Breaking the Chain: Advanced Offensive Strategies in the Software Supply Chain — Roni Carta & Adnan Khan |
3:00 PM, Creator Stage 5 | Referral Beware, Your Rewards Are Mine — Whit Taylor |
In-Village Sessions (W326, Third Level)
Time | Title & Presenters |
|---|---|
10:00 AM | The Ars0n Framework V2 Beta — Harrison Richardson |
11:00 AM | Magical Hacks — Inti De Ceukelaire |
12:00 PM | From Component to Compromised: XSS via React createElement — Nick Copi |
1:00 PM | Surfing through the Stream: Advanced HTTP Desync Exploitation in the Wild — Martin Doyhenard |
3:00 PM | Triage: Platform Panel — Michelle Lopez, Eddie Rios, Michael Skelton, Intigriti, Anthony Silva |
4:30 PM | Hacking the Graph: Advanced Target Discovery with OWASP Amass — Jeff Foley |
5:30 PM | Cheat Code for Hacking on T-Mobile — Elisa Gangemi |
📅 Sunday, August 10
Creator Stage Sessions
Time | Title & Presenters |
|---|---|
11:00 AM, Creator Stage 2 | Hacking at Scale with AI Agents — Vanshal Gaur |
11:00 AM, Creator Stage 4 | Hacker vs. Triage: Inside the Bug Bounty Battleground — Richard Hyunho Im & Denis Smajlovic |
In-Village Sessions (W326, Third Level)
Time | Title & Presenters |
|---|---|
10:00 AM | Misaligned: AI Jailbreaking Panel — Jason Haddix (moderator) with BASI Team Six led by Pliny the Prompter; Panelists include Ads Dawson, John V., Philip A. Dursey, Joey Melo, Max A. (approx.) |
11:00 AM | Full Disclosure, Full Color: Badge‑making Story of this Year’s BBV Badge — Abhinav Pandagale |
11:30 AM | Portswigger Awards: Top 10 Web Hacking Techniques of 2024 — Portswigger |
12:00 PM | Bug Bounty Village CTF Walkthrough — CTF.ae Staff |
1:00 PM | Bug Bounty Village CTF Awards Presentation — BBV Staff |
1:30 PM | Closing Ceremony — BBV Staff |
Extra Highlights
Hacker Hangout Mixer with TikTok & HackerOne
Date: Thursday, August 7
Time: 6:00–9:00 PM PDT
Location: Flight Club Las Vegas
Registration: h1.community/e/mnr9g2/
Bug Bounty Village CTF – Capture the Flag Competition
Date & Time: Friday, August 8 at 10:00 AM PDT – Sunday, August 10 at 10:00 AM PDT
Open To: Both in-person and online players
Registration: bbv.ctf.ae
Awards: 1 PM Sunday inside W326
📧 Stay Up to Date
Bookmark the official agenda at bugbountydefcon.com/agenda
Watch in real‑time via Hacker Tracker
SEE YOU SOON! Safe travels.
Harley, Ariel, and BBV Staff ❤️