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Episode 264
August 12, 2026
45 MIN

This Week on What the Hack: DEF CON’s Social Engineering Village

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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Beau Friedlander at the DEFCON Social Engineering Village

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