DEFCON 31 ANNOUNCEMENT

Unfortunately, Rogues Village will not be participating in DEFCON 31.

We regret that this decision was made so close to the opening of the conference and we want to say a huge thank you to all the DEFCON staff members who helped us seek clarity and solutions as the policy situation evolved. We really appreciate their efforts and believe DEFCON is markedly better for them being part of it.

Thank you also to everyone who has attended or supported our village in the past. We enjoy being a part of this community and have high hopes for the future. For now, we are focused purely on assisting the DEFCON team in this transitional moment. Thank you again to everyone who makes Rogues Village and DEFCON possible and until we see you again, may all your EVs be high, your aces hold, and your shells be root.

Rogues Village ARCHIVE

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Rogues Village at DEFCON 30

Here you will find information regarding our previous years at DEFCON, including our village schedules and talks for DEFCON 30, 29, 28, & 27. You will also find information on our Rogues Adventure Game and the Inter-village Badge (in collaboration with Monero Village).

Village Description:

Rogues Village is a place to explore alternative approaches to and uses for existing security concepts by looking to non-traditional areas of knowledge. Incorporating expertise from the worlds of magic, sleight of hand, con games, and advantage play, this village has a special emphasis on Social Engineering, Physical Security and Playful Mischief.

Schedule — DEFCON 30:

Friday, August 12

1000 | Village Opens

1100 | Workshop | Picking Pockets, Picked Apart — James Harrison

Register For This Workshop Here

In this workshop, James will be going over the mechanics of picking pockets as well as the psychological principles which allow this centuries old technique to persist to this day. He will also have a series of instructional videos for purchase to continue your practice at home.

1230 | Presentation | Catch the Cheat - Four Suits CO

General Admission

A creation from DC28 finally coming into action IRL at DC30 — Watch members of the Rogues Village staff try to fool you with an elaborate series of gambling situations and sleights. Can you be the one to “Catch the Cheat”?

1400 | Workshop | False Dealing - Daniel Roy

Register For This Workshop Here

Materials (included with “Reserved” ticket purchase, but feel free to bring your own!)

• Deck of Cards

Daniel Roy is a card manipulation expert who specializes in two areas: the sleight-of-hand techniques used by professional card cheats and the “sleight-of-mind” techniques he learned while studying neurobiology at the University of Pennsylvania. In this workshop, he’ll demonstrate how you can be swindled at the card table and teach you a few of the secrets so you can try them out for yourself, all the while explaining how these techniques target the mind.

1530 | Presentation | SECRETS of an Advantage Player — RxGamble

General Admission

We are happy to welcome her back from Rogues Village DC27: RxGamble. You need more than math to hack a casino game… She’ll show you how!

1700 | Workshop | DIY Restraint Breaking — ZAC

Register For This Workshop Here

Materials (included with “Reserved” ticket purchase, but feel free to bring your own!)

• Hi-Tensile Kevlar Thread

• Concealable Handcuff Key

• Zip Cuffs

• Handcuffs (to practice not to keep)

Zac will show you how to escape from common restraints in a variety of manners. Then practice these skills with a buddy, or at our restraint breaking table anytime you’d like.

1800 | Village Closes

Saturday, August 13

1000 | Village Opens

1100 | Workshop | Juicing & Marking Cards — B

Register For This Workshop Here

Materials (included with “Reserved” ticket purchase, but feel free to bring your own!)

• Deck of Cards

• Awl

• Red Ink

• Isopropyl Alcohol

• Brush

• Small Mixing Container

B will show you the elusive art of “juicing” a deck of cards. Often referenced in heist/poker literature since the invention of playing cards for gambling, B will show you everything you need to apply this arcane method to a deck of cards.

1230 | Presentation | Verbal Steganography Re-Loaded — zAC & jAX. aka: zax

General Admission

AxJay & AcZay illway emonstrateday a pularpay ediumisticmay untstay omfray the 1900s — show you how stage mystics utilize code to convey secret information, and spark your mind for creative methods of deployment for your own security uses. (It’s not pig-latin, btw).

1400 | CHILL | JAM TIME — Four Suits CO

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1530 | Presentation | Forgery & Document Replication — Chris Dickson

EDIT: We regret to inform you that this talk has been cancelled. Please adjust accordingly.

What’s better than stealing the Declaration of Independence? Flawlessly replicating one for your own home. In this talk, Chris will teach you the tricks of the trade of a professional historical document forger.

1700 | Workshop | Picking Pockets, Picked Apart — James Harrison

Register For This Workshop Here

In this workshop, James will be going over the mechanics of picking pockets as well as the psychological principles which allow this centuries old technique to persist to this day. He will also have a series of instructional videos for purchase to continue your practice at home.

1800 | Village Closes

Sunday, August 14

1000 | Village Opens

By popular demand, another pickpocket workshop at 1100 by James harrison!

ALL DAY | Workshop(s) TBD — Four Suits CO

Hey, did you not catch a workshop you wanted to see? Was the room too crowded? Don’t sweat it.

We’re keeping this space open for any overflow that may have occurred during one of our performances/workshops. Please come today and check out any of our over-filled workshops — because they’ll be back!

1400 | Village Closes

Schedule — DEFCON29:

Friday, August 6

10:00am PDT
Vic Harkness’s talk Top 10 BOGUS Biometrics! talk goes live on our YouTube channel.
Every now and then, you come across an article: Top 10 WILDEST biometrics! Number 5 will SHOCK YOU. But, these articles never go beyond the surface. They’ll tell you that buttholes are a viable biometric modality, but rarely provide a source to these claims. This talk describes the results of delving into the dark hole of weird biometrics. Come learn about how legit clickbait modalities actually are, or where the disinformation may have come from. Or maybe you'll learn about the hot new biometrics that you'll be seeing in the future- You'll have to watch to find out!
Vic is a Security Consultant at F-Secure Consulting who can commonly be found talking about something weird. She has previously spoken at conferences about defeating facial recognition systems, ATM malware, and future attacks on connected/autonomous vehicles. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Robotics & Artificial Intelligence and a Master's degree in Cyber Security, which she believes qualifies her to talk about a range of completely unrelated topics.

2:00pm-2:30pm PDT
Daniel Roy presents The Neuroscience of Magic. Presented via Zoom. Space is limited so please register here.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Daniel was firmly bitten by the magic bug at the age of 10. Since then, he has appeared at the world-famous Hollywood Magic Castle and the prestigious Chicago Magic Lounge. His audiences have included Fortune 500 Companies, Hollywood actors, and members of the U.S. Congress. In 2019, he became one of the youngest magicians ever to receive the Milbourne Christopher award for Close-Up Magician of the Year.

Saturday, August 7

12:00pm PDT
Twitter Q&A with Vic Harkness about her talk Top 10 BOGUS Biometrics!
The talk can be found on our YouTube channel after 10am, Friday August 6. Post questions you have for her about her talk on Twitter with the hashtag #BogusBio and tag her (@VicHarkness) or us (@RoguesVillage). Starting at 12pm PDT she will post replies and answers to your questions, as well as additional fun facts and details that didn’t make it into the talk.

Schedule — DEFCON28:

All talks to take place on https://www.twitch.tv/roguesvillage

Our schedule is also conveniently available on the HackerTracker app.

Las Vegas timezone (PDT) (UTC-7) | All talks are followed by a text-based Q&A on the Discord channel

Friday August 7th:

https://www.twitch.tv/roguesvillage

11:00 | Rogues Village Introduction | JR & ZY from Rogues Village

Who are we? What are we doing? How many ham-sandwiches can you fit into a handbag? Well, tune in to find out all of our secrets at Rogues Village this year.

12:00 | Google Maps Hacks | Simon Weckert

You’ve seen his Google Maps Hacks on international news just earlier this year, now come see the methodology behind his projects. Simon uses technology in the digital space to cleverly impact the physical space, all the while creating some playful mischief. Excited to welcome Simon to our village this year.

From Simon:
99 second hand smartphones are transported in a handcart to generate virtual traffic jam in Google Maps. Through this activity, it is possible to turn a green street red which has an impact in the physical world by navigating cars on another route to avoid being stuck in traffic. The presentation will give an insight of the hack.  #googlemapshacks

14:00 | Performance | Daniel Roy

In this hybrid performance talk, Daniel will introduce you to the storied history of card cheats and con games and demonstrate some of the most legendary scams – and you won’t have to bet a penny!

Daniel Roy is a magician who specializes in the most difficult branch of card manipulation: the sleight of hand techniques used by professional card cheats. He has appeared at the World-Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, and his audiences have included Hollywood actors, millionaires, and members of U.S. Congress. In 2019, he received the Milbourne Christopher award for Close-Up Magician of the Year.

16:00 | Pickpocketing @ Home | James Harrison

James Harrison returns to share his pickpocketing tips (a smash hit at Rogues Village at DEFCON 27 last year) via the internet. In this talk, James will show you how to practice your own pickpocketing skills inside your very own home! Come take a peek inside James’ own setup, and learn some of his tricks of the trade. Safeguard yourself while learning a new skill! Buy a t-shirt to directly support James (and look cool while doing it!) here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/thieves-den

Saturday August 8th:

https://www.twitch.tv/roguesvillage

12:00 | ROGUES VILLAGE DAily BRIEFING | JFS & AoD FROM ROGUES VILLAGE

What’s happening today? How are you? How many times will magicians saw people in half before we finally say “Enough is enough!” Well, find out the answers to most of these questions in this mini-stream.

14:00 | Performance | Daniel Roy

In this hybrid performance talk, Daniel will introduce you to the storied history of card cheats and con games and demonstrate some of the most legendary scams – and you won’t have to bet a penny!

Daniel Roy is a magician who specializes in the most difficult branch of card manipulation: the sleight of hand techniques used by professional card cheats. He has appeared at the World-Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, and his audiences have included Hollywood actors, millionaires, and members of U.S. Congress. In 2019, he received the Milbourne Christopher award for Close-Up Magician of the Year.

16:00 | Outs, Forces, and Equivoque: A treatise on how Magicians speak | 0x90

In this talk, 0x90 explores the similarities of language between both a magician and social engineer. Learn about common language tricks and methods used in magic and how those same methods could be used to make your social engineering more effective. After learning these principals, learn how to apply them them in ethical scenarios to help practice your skills, as well as having the tools to create new ones.

Sunday August 9th:

https://www.twitch.tv/roguesvillage

12:00 | Rogues adventure & the inter-village badge | Michael from Monero Village & Aod from Rogues Village

You’ve played the game, now hear the story. ZY, the author of the Rogues Adventure ( http://www.foursuits.co/game ) will be here to answer your questions and talk about his journey in creating the adventure game, along with its integrations with the Inter-Village Badge. Michael from Monero Village joins us to talk about the badge itself, and his collaborative process throughout its creation!

Schedule — DEFCON27:

Location:

The Rogues Village will be located in Carson Room 2 of the Flamingo Hotel Convention Center, Las Vegas (3555 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109), Friday August 9 through Sunday, August 11, 2019.

Hours/Schedule:

Friday, August 9 2019.

1000: Village Opens

1400-1500 Presentation:
Modern Rogue
Brian Brushwood of the Modern Rogue discuss some of their unique applications of and approaches to being a Rogue in the present day.

1600-1700 Presentation:
Pickpocketing
James Harrison, a magician and stage pickpocket, demonstrates his skills and shows us how we can apply some of these principles to larger approaches in Social Engineering.

1700-1800: Stage Pickpocketing Workshop with James Harrison. Space will be limited. Sign-up is available here.

1800: Village Closes

Saturday, August 10 2019.

1000: Village Opens

1400-1500 Presentation:
A Life of Advantage Play
rx gamble is a professional gambler who has earned her living beating casinos. An advantage player, she is focused on finding the flaws and gaps in casino game procedures that allow the careful player to gain an edge. With thousands of hours spent on games like poker, blackjack, and more, she will discuss some of the physical techniques, psychological ploys, and oddities of casino history that make it possible to beat the odds.

1600-1700 Presentation:
Verbal Steganography
Four Suits Co. presents a talk on (and demonstration of) live stenographic communication. Boiled down to its simplest form, that means all the ways two or more people can secretly, and in an analog way, communicate with each other. This includes physical and verbal codes as well as memory systems and shortcuts that allow large amounts of information to be remembered and transferred from person to person.

1700-1800: Verbal Steganography Workshop with Four Suits Co. Space will be limited. Sign-up is available here.

1800: Village Closes

Sunday, August 11 2019.

1000: Village Opens

1200-1300 Presentation:
Lockpicking “Extras”
Not a how-to, Jared Dygert will cover things like pick concealment, creating your own picks, alternatives to traditional lockpicks (found or improvised picks), what different picks are best for, and more. Jared is an avid lock enthusiast, rock climber, and gamer. He's been picking locks ever since he was a kid and has no intention of stopping.

1400: Village Closes

Rogues Adventure Game

In collaboration with Monero Village and The Inter-Village Badge, we were pleased to release the Rogues Adventure Game as part of DEFCON28: http://www.foursuits.co/game. It’s our take on a classic text adventure game, with some fun twists and dare we say, magical features? If you enjoy the game or have any question about it, reach out to us on Twitter.

There are still many undiscovered achievement codes, and to our knowledge no one has reached the end. Will you be the first?

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