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

We're thrilled to announce we're coming back for DistrictCon Year 1! 🗓️ Jan 24-25, 2026 📍Capitol Hilton Early bird tickets will be sold in September, and GA tickets in November! Call for Talks, Policy roundtables, and Bugs coming soon 😎 www.districtcon.org

Talks from the DistrictCon 2025 security conference, which took place in February, are now available on YouTube. This also includes talks from the Junkyard, a separate track for hacking EOL gear www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

🎥 DistrictCon Year 0 recordings are now live on YouTube! Check out the AMAZING content from our Track 1 Speakers, Junkyard competitors, and keynotes! www.youtube.com/@DistrictCon

What an honor to share our talk on “In-the-Wild Abuse of App Misconfigs” at @districtcon.bsky.social year 0! So much talent in one place, and massive kudos to the organizers for creating such an epic event and overcoming an entire-block power outage. Looking forward to next year! 🪩✨🌸

That’s a wrap on DistrictCon Year 0! Thank you to all of our attendees, sponsors, speakers, and villages! We are so proud of to be part of the hacker community in DC! Peace & love, DisCo Team 🪩💕💙

POWER CAME ON!!! Just in time for closing ceremonies ⚡️⚡️⚡️

And that's a wrap on DistrictCon Year Zero! For those of you following along at home, we did finally get power -- during the closing ceremonies. We are so grateful to our organizers, volunteers, participants, and sponsors!

Incredible footwork happening in our Junkyard courtesy of yltsi and @cje.io

Our Junkyard Competition is kicking off!!! Join us as we go on a journey of EOL device exploitation www.youtube.com/live/id3hM5a...

Have you dropped by our Village of Villages yet? 👀

The lighting may be sub-optimal but our VILLAGE OF VILLAGES is thriving.

We love our deeply serious talks with unserious memes! - Low-Effort Denial of Service with Recursion with Alexis Challande and Brad Swain

We've got a jam-packed room for Gen Nakasone (Ret.)

“The #1 thing we need for the future is talent…so when [DistrictCon] asked me to come speak, I couldn’t say yes quick enough” - Gen. Nakasone

Morning! No power? No problem! DistrictCon will be live streamed on our YouTube channel. Join us starting at 10am for our morning keynote: General Nakasone (Ret.). youtube.com/@districtcon...

We’re open for business! Come get coffee and stay for Gen. Nakasone’s keynote at 10 am!

That’s a wrap on Day 1 folks! See you tomorrow for Day 2!

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Our Hacker DisCo is in full swing!

We’re live! www.youtube.com/live/IyFuSkm...

Happening today @districtcon.bsky.social! “Tearing Down (Sonic)Walls: Reverse-Engineering SonicOSX Firmware Encryption” at 1:30 p.m. w/ @br4inde4d.bsky.social & @noperator.bsky.social. Also, get energized with free drinks at our Coffee Cart ☕️! #SonicWall #firewall bishopfox.com/events/bisho...

Welcome to DistrictCon! We are operating with a one-hour delay due to the neighborhood-wide power outage (did someone say manhole fire 👀 www.fox5dc.com/news/smoke-p...) but otherwise ready to roll! We never panic at the DisCo. 😏

We’re open! See you for Day 1 🪩💙🌸

We have a delayed start of 1 hour! Registration opens at 11 am and the conference will begin at 1 pm! Thanks for your understanding!

We have a delayed start of 1 hour! Registration opens at 11 am and the conference will begin at 1 pm! Thanks for your understanding!

Good morning everyone, and Happy Day 1 of DistrictCon! We are aware of the ongoing power outages impacting the Yours Truly hotel and neighboring West End areas. We have been told that power will be restored around 9 am. We appreciate your patience with us!

Twas the night before DistrictCon…