Episode 213: Inside DEF CON’s Social Engineering Village
Aug 19, 2025•42 min•Ep. 213
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Episode description
At DEF CON’s Social Engineering Village, contestants have 22 minutes to charm real employees at real companies into revealing real details that could lead to a breach. We step inside the booth to see how persuasion, improv, and psychology fuel both ethical hacking and the rise of cybercrime worldwide.
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