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Friday at BBV: Talks, Panels, Swag & CTF Kickoff!
We're in Vegas, and we're ready for you. Here's what's going on Friday.
Harley Kimball
August 08, 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Hacker Hangout last night!
Here’s your quick reminder for Friday’s lineup: Join us for expert-led sessions, live panels, and the kickoff of our CTF competition. Make sure you arrive early, as the first attendees will get exclusive badges and swag.
Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall, Level 3, Room W326
Date: Friday, August 8 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 |
Bug Bounty Village CTF KICKOFF!
GET READY!
The CTF competition starts at 10 AM PDT!
You can participate remotely, but make sure to stop by the village in-person and scan our special access code to unlock the ability to earn bonus points from getting your reports triaged.
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
Prizes Include:
In-Person: 2x PS5, 2x Meta Quest 3, Sony WH-1000XM4, Hak5 gear, Labubu Blind Boxes & BBV Badges.
Remote: Your choice of an OffSec Course & Exam Voucher, OffSec SJD-100 Course, 25x SecOps API Pentester Gift Cards, 20x Parrot CTF VIP Vouchers, and 5x Pentesterlab Licenses.
And more!
📧 Stay Up to Date
Bookmark the official agenda at bugbountydefcon.com/agenda
Watch in real‑time via Hacker Tracker
SEE YOU SOON!
Harley, Ariel, and BBV Staff ❤️