Want to hack away at your @districtcon.bsky.social badge? I made a “hackable” version of the code available for those of you who want to write your own firmware, this should get you started: github.com/bigtarobadge...

I am so honored that I got to be a part of junkyard! Such an exciting idea to encourage hacking for the sake of hacking and revel in the fun and curiosity. Being a judge went by so fast! But I am happy I got to be on stage with my friends and that I was trusted to adjudicate such awesome research.

Some stats for the @districtcon.bsky.social Year 1 badge challenge ( game.districtcon.org ): - 410 registered users (out of ~1200 attendees) - 5.4 average puzzles solved (of 38 total puzzles) - A high score of 469 by "chef" (of 620 possible) 🧵

Check out this great coverage of a @districtcon.bsky.social roundtable on the Pall Mall Process by @timstarks.bsky.social

Thanks to those that played our badge challenge this year! If you want to unlock all that sweet bling, try the konami code, then enter our S3CR3T B4TT3RY UNL0CK code.

The baron has gone home but he seemed to leave a Fez behind. Suspicious hmmm? @districtcon.bsky.social #badgelife

The Junkyard is Live! Don’t miss out! Catch it on our Track 1 Livestream!

Here @districtcon.bsky.social - despite the snow - and we've got some amazing content on deck today INCLUDING a session from @timstarks.bsky.social @kimzetter.bsky.social and Mary Brooks (our DisCo Press Lead) in 5 minutes.

Snow(sun) Day is officially a go! Join us now for our opening keynote with Dan Ridge! mailchi.mp/districtcon/...

Hacker DisCo in full swing 😎🪩 (courtesy of Blue Sky Innovators)

Have you checked out our Village of Villages yet? They’re here ready for you! Come say hi, do some hands on activities, check out the CTF, and maybe even score some badge challenge points!

DISTRICTCON YEAR 1 is in full swing! We heard from Winnona DeSombre, our Founder & Director, and Opening Keynote Ian Levy 🪩

Vibes are high for DistrictCon! We’ll see you tomorrow 😎

DISTRICTCON IS STILL A GO! We are excited to see you all on Saturday, January 24 as we are still going through our normal programming! While we are unable to process refunds, we are adding virtual components to Saturday AND Sunday including a livestream for public sessions for ticket holders.

We are planning to proceed according to schedule on Saturday, January 24. Given the developing weather situation, we are evaluating adding a virtual component to Sunday, Jan 25.

We're really excited to present our Sponsors Job Board! If you are in the market for a new role, check out the listings on our page. These roles are curated by our sponsors and they'll be at DistrictCon Year 1 ready to chat about the roles! T-3 days! 😎 www.districtcon.org/job-board

We're heading to D.C. for @districtcon.bsky.social this weekend and would love to connect. We're ready to discuss content collaborations, and gain product feedback, user insights, and more. Book a few minutes with us during the conference: meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/justine-benj...

We are aware of the developing weather situation in D.C. on January 24-25 (during our conference). We are planning to proceed and are continuing to monitor the situation. We encourage attendees to use caution transiting to and from the conference in the case of inclement weather.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Our Agenda is now live! Check it out! Check it out: www.districtcon.org/speakers

We still have seats open for @blackhoodie.bsky.social at @districtcon.bsky.social on January 23rd in Washington DC! The class will be reverse engineering their way through an integer overflow bug in libpng 🤓 blackhoodie.re/DistrictCon2...

Happy New Year, fellow DisCo goers! We hope 2026 brings you everything you want and more. Our official con countdown starts now - we'll be seeing you in 23 days... 😎 www.districtcon.org

We are extra thankful for our incredible lineup of Year 1 Sponsors for DistrictCon! www.districtcon.org/sponsorships

We sold out of our GA tickets in 15 seconds 🤯 For students: Thanks to our community sponsors, our DistrictCon Scholars' Program application is open! For anyone else passionate about DisCo: Volunteer with us! You can also join our waitlist on Eventbrite! All info here: www.districtcon.org/tickets

Tickets on sale NOW! www.eventbrite.com/e/1467291561559/

Don't forget! Our last round of tickets go on sale Nov. 16 @ 12 pm EST! Set your alarms! 🎟️⏰

We're also excited to share our Policy roundtable Moderators are now live! www.districtcon.org/speakers As part of our commitment to do cool sh*t, we accept a handful of compelling ideas for lively roundtable discussions on topics at the intersection of cybersecurity & policy.

Interested in Jump The Wall? Applications close Nov 7 🔥 www.districtcon.org/jtw

We're officially announcing our speakers DistrictCon Year 1! Check out our incredible lineup: www.districtcon.org/speakers This also includes our Day 1 & Day 2 Keynotes from Ian Levy and Dan Ridge. And don't forget, GA tickets go on sale November 16! See you in January! 🪩

Y'all fantastic news! Save the date, @blackhoodie.bsky.social will be at @districtcon.bsky.social this year 😱 the fantastic crew has offered to host us for a day of Malware Reverse Engineering! @synapticrewrite.bsky.social and myself will be hosting a training for women by women on January 23rd!!

Junkyard closes TODAY!!!! www.districtcon.org/junkyard

Junkyard closes on Friday, Oct 24 at Midnight!!! Submit here: www.districtcon.org/junkyard

JUNKYARD CLOSES TODAY! Just kidding - you have until October 24 to get your end-of-life bugs in! If you thought about doing something fun this weekend, can we recommend working on your Junkyard submission? :] www.districtcon.org/junkyard

JTW is a unique kind of hackathon, launched at DistrictCon. It was designed to connect regional experts and hackers, giving them 24hrs to collaborate on research projects aimed at confronting censorship and digital authoritarianism. Check out our blogs from Year 0's teams: www.districtcon.org/jtw

You've got less than 12 hrs to submit to our CFP, which closes at midnight TODAY ⏰ sessionize.com/districtcon

🪩 CFP closes soon!! 🪩 submit to sessionize.com/districtcon

Interested in Submitting to Junkyard? Want to hang out with fellow researches? Workshopping ideas? Come hang out with the Junkyard Team for a Virtual Happy Hour! Wednesday October 1, 8pm ET (5pm PT) (1, maybe 2 hours?) RSVP: luma.com/949joy6c

🪩 CFP closes soon!! 🪩 submit to sessionize.com/districtcon

Interested in Submitting to Junkyard? Want to hang out with fellow researches? Workshopping ideas? Come hang out with the Junkyard Team for a Virtual Happy Hour! Wednesday October 1, 8pm ET (5pm PT) (1, maybe 2 hours?) RSVP: luma.com/949joy6c

TICKETS NOW ON SALE www.eventbrite.com/e/districtco...

hear ye hear ye www.eventbrite.com/e/districtco...

We’re at Dacha Navy Yard for our E-Recycling Event! Come say hi!

Another day of asking y'all to submit bugs www.districtcon.org/junkyard

🚨T I C K E T D R O P D A T E S 🚨 you asked, we're answering 😉 Early Bird: Sep 15 (Mon), noon EST GA: Nov 16, 2025 (Sat), noon EST www.eventbrite.com/e/districtco...

Our Call for Papers is officially OPEN! We are looking for - Hacking Magic 👾🪄 (cool research, novel TTPs, tool releases, etc.) - Policy Roundtable Topics ⚖️ (specific cyber topics focused on geopolitics, ethics, legal frameworks, governance, etc.) www.districtcon.org/cfp

districtcon.org/junkyard Call for Bugs is still open! Initial submissions close on Oct 24 - submit your best bug in an old deprecated system today 🐛

submit to districtcon.org/junkyard 🐞

We’re proud to announce the Review Board for DistrictCon’s call for papers! Our CFP will open next month, and we're excited to receive all your submissions! www.districtcon.org/cfp

submit to districtcon.org/junkyard 🐞

🚨 CALLING ALL VULNERABILITY RESEARCHERS 🚨 The Junkyard is officially open! This is our live, on-stage pwnathon dedicated to end-of-life systems. Submit your bugs! Prizes range from $100 to $5,000 for categories like: ☄️ Most Impactful System 👾 Best Meme Target 👏 Most Engaging Presentation