Phish Stories
@phishstories.bsky.social
DEF CON Official Contest - Make them click. Make us laugh. Win a human badge for entry into DEF CON. Are you a Wizard? A Jester? Or the Ruler?
https://forum.defcon.org/node/252770
https://forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Serum announcing the Phish Stories winners for DEF CON 33 at the Contest Closing Ceremony! @defcon.bsky.social youtu.be/qcIZAQstCmg?...
Def Con 33 Phish Stories Contest Closing Ceremony
YouTube video by Phish Stories
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November 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Serum announcing the Phish Stories winners for DEF CON 33 at the Contest Closing Ceremony! @defcon.bsky.social youtu.be/qcIZAQstCmg?...
Another DEF CON in the books! It was awesome meeting all of our winners this week and it was great to celebrate them in the Contest Closing Ceremony! Thank you @defcon.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Another DEF CON in the books! It was awesome meeting all of our winners this week and it was great to celebrate them in the Contest Closing Ceremony! Thank you @defcon.bsky.social
🎣 Phish Stories @ DEF CON 33: Winners! 🎣
Out of 17 amazing entries, 3 rose to the top:
👑 Ruler: Tr1ster0
🧙 Wizard: Elijah Samuels
🤡 Jester: MarineMadMax
Huge thanks to all our contestants!
Full write-up here 👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252999
#defcon #phishstories @defcon.bsky.social
Out of 17 amazing entries, 3 rose to the top:
👑 Ruler: Tr1ster0
🧙 Wizard: Elijah Samuels
🤡 Jester: MarineMadMax
Huge thanks to all our contestants!
Full write-up here 👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252999
#defcon #phishstories @defcon.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🎣 Phish Stories @ DEF CON 33: Winners! 🎣
Out of 17 amazing entries, 3 rose to the top:
👑 Ruler: Tr1ster0
🧙 Wizard: Elijah Samuels
🤡 Jester: MarineMadMax
Huge thanks to all our contestants!
Full write-up here 👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252999
#defcon #phishstories @defcon.bsky.social
Out of 17 amazing entries, 3 rose to the top:
👑 Ruler: Tr1ster0
🧙 Wizard: Elijah Samuels
🤡 Jester: MarineMadMax
Huge thanks to all our contestants!
Full write-up here 👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252999
#defcon #phishstories @defcon.bsky.social
🐟 One week to go until the Phish Stories winners are announced!
📬 Browse the entries now on the DEF CON Forums to see what’s got us laughing… and our targets clicking:
👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252946
#DEFCON33
📬 Browse the entries now on the DEF CON Forums to see what’s got us laughing… and our targets clicking:
👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252946
#DEFCON33
June 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🐟 One week to go until the Phish Stories winners are announced!
📬 Browse the entries now on the DEF CON Forums to see what’s got us laughing… and our targets clicking:
👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252946
#DEFCON33
📬 Browse the entries now on the DEF CON Forums to see what’s got us laughing… and our targets clicking:
👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252946
#DEFCON33
🎣 The entries for #PhishStories @ #DEFCON33 are in! Dive into the devious, the hilarious, and the downright creative in the DEF CON forums. 🕵️♀️📬
Winners revealed July 6! 🏆
👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252946
#DEFCON @defcon.bsky.social
Winners revealed July 6! 🏆
👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252946
#DEFCON @defcon.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
🎣 The entries for #PhishStories @ #DEFCON33 are in! Dive into the devious, the hilarious, and the downright creative in the DEF CON forums. 🕵️♀️📬
Winners revealed July 6! 🏆
👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252946
#DEFCON @defcon.bsky.social
Winners revealed July 6! 🏆
👉 forum.defcon.org/node/252946
#DEFCON @defcon.bsky.social
🎣 One Week Left!
3 ways to win your way into DEF CON:
🎯 Best overall
🧠 Most technically convincing
😂 Funniest
Clickability and comedy both count!
📜 Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/252770
🃏 Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33 @defcon.bsky.social
3 ways to win your way into DEF CON:
🎯 Best overall
🧠 Most technically convincing
😂 Funniest
Clickability and comedy both count!
📜 Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/252770
🃏 Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33 @defcon.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🎣 One Week Left!
3 ways to win your way into DEF CON:
🎯 Best overall
🧠 Most technically convincing
😂 Funniest
Clickability and comedy both count!
📜 Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/252770
🃏 Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33 @defcon.bsky.social
3 ways to win your way into DEF CON:
🎯 Best overall
🧠 Most technically convincing
😂 Funniest
Clickability and comedy both count!
📜 Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/252770
🃏 Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33 @defcon.bsky.social
🎣 Two Weeks Left to enter Phish Stories!
Harpoon one of our hapless hospitality heroes with a phish that makes us click and laugh.
Win your way into DEF CON.
🗓️ Deadline: June 21 @ 11:59 PM PT
📜 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Harpoon one of our hapless hospitality heroes with a phish that makes us click and laugh.
Win your way into DEF CON.
🗓️ Deadline: June 21 @ 11:59 PM PT
📜 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
June 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🎣 Two Weeks Left to enter Phish Stories!
Harpoon one of our hapless hospitality heroes with a phish that makes us click and laugh.
Win your way into DEF CON.
🗓️ Deadline: June 21 @ 11:59 PM PT
📜 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Harpoon one of our hapless hospitality heroes with a phish that makes us click and laugh.
Win your way into DEF CON.
🗓️ Deadline: June 21 @ 11:59 PM PT
📜 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Meet Frank, CEO of BugByte Exterminators.
He’s convinced he can handle bugs both virtual and real.
Confidence? Off the charts.
Soft skills? He’s a bit… certifiable.
Phish him and win your way to DEF CON.
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
He’s convinced he can handle bugs both virtual and real.
Confidence? Off the charts.
Soft skills? He’s a bit… certifiable.
Phish him and win your way to DEF CON.
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
June 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Meet Frank, CEO of BugByte Exterminators.
He’s convinced he can handle bugs both virtual and real.
Confidence? Off the charts.
Soft skills? He’s a bit… certifiable.
Phish him and win your way to DEF CON.
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
He’s convinced he can handle bugs both virtual and real.
Confidence? Off the charts.
Soft skills? He’s a bit… certifiable.
Phish him and win your way to DEF CON.
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Jack, Senior Game Dev at the DoubleThree Hotel and Casino. 33 years on the floor. Zero patience left.
He just wants to retire and tend to his rooftop bees.
Will your phish sting him on his way out?
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win a badge!
#phishstories #DEFCON
He just wants to retire and tend to his rooftop bees.
Will your phish sting him on his way out?
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win a badge!
#phishstories #DEFCON
May 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Jack, Senior Game Dev at the DoubleThree Hotel and Casino. 33 years on the floor. Zero patience left.
He just wants to retire and tend to his rooftop bees.
Will your phish sting him on his way out?
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win a badge!
#phishstories #DEFCON
He just wants to retire and tend to his rooftop bees.
Will your phish sting him on his way out?
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win a badge!
#phishstories #DEFCON
Meet Kaya, Director of Hospitality at the DoubleThree Hotel and Casino. New to Vegas. Big on heart.
Loves storytelling and birdhouses. Thinks she can fix this mess.
Will she fall for your phish?
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Loves storytelling and birdhouses. Thinks she can fix this mess.
Will she fall for your phish?
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
May 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Meet Kaya, Director of Hospitality at the DoubleThree Hotel and Casino. New to Vegas. Big on heart.
Loves storytelling and birdhouses. Thinks she can fix this mess.
Will she fall for your phish?
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Loves storytelling and birdhouses. Thinks she can fix this mess.
Will she fall for your phish?
📃 forum.defcon.org/node/252770
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Meet Rebecca, GM of the DoubleThree Hotel.
Her pastimes include photography, crisis spin, and doubling down on bad bets.
Can you phish her before the bedbugs do?
Rules & entry info 👇
forum.defcon.org/node/249133
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Her pastimes include photography, crisis spin, and doubling down on bad bets.
Can you phish her before the bedbugs do?
Rules & entry info 👇
forum.defcon.org/node/249133
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
May 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Meet Rebecca, GM of the DoubleThree Hotel.
Her pastimes include photography, crisis spin, and doubling down on bad bets.
Can you phish her before the bedbugs do?
Rules & entry info 👇
forum.defcon.org/node/249133
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Her pastimes include photography, crisis spin, and doubling down on bad bets.
Can you phish her before the bedbugs do?
Rules & entry info 👇
forum.defcon.org/node/249133
Click. Laugh. Win.
#phishstories #DEFCON33
Phish Stories is back!
Make them click, make us laugh, and win your way to DEF CON:
🏆 Ruler: 2 Human Badges
🔮 Wizard: 1 Human Badge
🤡 Jester: 1 Human Badge
This year’s target? A desperate hotel with more than one bug problem. 🐞💻
forum.defcon.org/node/252770
#DEFCON33
Make them click, make us laugh, and win your way to DEF CON:
🏆 Ruler: 2 Human Badges
🔮 Wizard: 1 Human Badge
🤡 Jester: 1 Human Badge
This year’s target? A desperate hotel with more than one bug problem. 🐞💻
forum.defcon.org/node/252770
#DEFCON33
forum.defcon.org
CONTEST RUNS THROUGH JUNE 21!
SEE CURRENT SCENARIO FOR DEF CON 33 --> https://forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Contest Overview
You will be supplied with a variety of articles and profiles of potentia...
forum.defcon.org
May 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Phish Stories is back!
Make them click, make us laugh, and win your way to DEF CON:
🏆 Ruler: 2 Human Badges
🔮 Wizard: 1 Human Badge
🤡 Jester: 1 Human Badge
This year’s target? A desperate hotel with more than one bug problem. 🐞💻
forum.defcon.org/node/252770
#DEFCON33
Make them click, make us laugh, and win your way to DEF CON:
🏆 Ruler: 2 Human Badges
🔮 Wizard: 1 Human Badge
🤡 Jester: 1 Human Badge
This year’s target? A desperate hotel with more than one bug problem. 🐞💻
forum.defcon.org/node/252770
#DEFCON33
Phish Stories has begun! Get acquainted with the DoubleThree Hotel and Casino, where Low Rollers rule and meet an exterminator who BBQ's bugs in more ways than one.
The Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/252731
The Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Click. Laugh. Win.
#DEFCON33
The Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/252731
The Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Click. Laugh. Win.
#DEFCON33
May 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Phish Stories has begun! Get acquainted with the DoubleThree Hotel and Casino, where Low Rollers rule and meet an exterminator who BBQ's bugs in more ways than one.
The Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/252731
The Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Click. Laugh. Win.
#DEFCON33
The Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/252731
The Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/252733
Click. Laugh. Win.
#DEFCON33
🎣 Our new PhishStories.org website is live!
Get the backstory behind the contest, check out past highlights, and get ready for what's coming to get your DEF CON started early and win a badge.
Scenario drops in early May. Stay tuned! @defcon.bsky.social
Get the backstory behind the contest, check out past highlights, and get ready for what's coming to get your DEF CON started early and win a badge.
Scenario drops in early May. Stay tuned! @defcon.bsky.social
Phish Stories – Click. Laugh. Win.
PhishStories.org
April 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🎣 Our new PhishStories.org website is live!
Get the backstory behind the contest, check out past highlights, and get ready for what's coming to get your DEF CON started early and win a badge.
Scenario drops in early May. Stay tuned! @defcon.bsky.social
Get the backstory behind the contest, check out past highlights, and get ready for what's coming to get your DEF CON started early and win a badge.
Scenario drops in early May. Stay tuned! @defcon.bsky.social
Reposted by Phish Stories
Attention all scribes and tale-weavers of the #defcon community - the #defcon33 Short Story Contest is open for business! It takes place entirely online - details at forum.defcon.org/node/252691.
The theme is #accesseverywhere.
Win literary glory and free human badges for #dc33.
let's GO.
The theme is #accesseverywhere.
Win literary glory and free human badges for #dc33.
let's GO.
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Attention all scribes and tale-weavers of the #defcon community - the #defcon33 Short Story Contest is open for business! It takes place entirely online - details at forum.defcon.org/node/252691.
The theme is #accesseverywhere.
Win literary glory and free human badges for #dc33.
let's GO.
The theme is #accesseverywhere.
Win literary glory and free human badges for #dc33.
let's GO.
Season 3 of Phish Stories is confirmed! This year's scenario will be arriving in early to mid-May, can't wait to share it with you all! #Defcon33
February 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Season 3 of Phish Stories is confirmed! This year's scenario will be arriving in early to mid-May, can't wait to share it with you all! #Defcon33
Video clip from the DEF CON 32 Contest Closing Ceremonies announcing the Phish Stories winners! youtu.be/lG8CQ0bIxsg?... @defcon.bsky.social
Phish Stories - DEF CON 32 Awards
YouTube video by Phish Stories
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November 9, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Video clip from the DEF CON 32 Contest Closing Ceremonies announcing the Phish Stories winners! youtu.be/lG8CQ0bIxsg?... @defcon.bsky.social
Had a great time talking Phish Stories!
Ready to try your hand at competitive phishing? Head to the latest video in the #HSC101 playlist to learn about Phish Stories! @phishstories.bsky.social
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October 16, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Had a great time talking Phish Stories!
The Short Story submissions may have ended a few days ago, but never fear, the "Pre-Con Prose Party" isn’t over quite yet! 🎉
3 days left to enter Phish Stories! Win free entry to DEF CON!
Submit by June 22nd, 11:59 PM Las Vegas time.
forum.defcon.org/node/249205 @defcon.bsky.social
3 days left to enter Phish Stories! Win free entry to DEF CON!
Submit by June 22nd, 11:59 PM Las Vegas time.
forum.defcon.org/node/249205 @defcon.bsky.social
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June 20, 2024 at 3:08 AM
The Short Story submissions may have ended a few days ago, but never fear, the "Pre-Con Prose Party" isn’t over quite yet! 🎉
3 days left to enter Phish Stories! Win free entry to DEF CON!
Submit by June 22nd, 11:59 PM Las Vegas time.
forum.defcon.org/node/249205 @defcon.bsky.social
3 days left to enter Phish Stories! Win free entry to DEF CON!
Submit by June 22nd, 11:59 PM Las Vegas time.
forum.defcon.org/node/249205 @defcon.bsky.social
Having trouble with the comedy? You shall not despair! 🧙♂️ You can still win the Wizard track with a highly clickable phish! 🎯✉️
Get those entries in by 11:59 PDT June 22nd! 🕒 #PhishStories #DEFCON #DEFCON32
Overview and Rules --> forum.defcon.org/node/249205
@defcon.bsky.social
Get those entries in by 11:59 PDT June 22nd! 🕒 #PhishStories #DEFCON #DEFCON32
Overview and Rules --> forum.defcon.org/node/249205
@defcon.bsky.social
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June 12, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Having trouble with the comedy? You shall not despair! 🧙♂️ You can still win the Wizard track with a highly clickable phish! 🎯✉️
Get those entries in by 11:59 PDT June 22nd! 🕒 #PhishStories #DEFCON #DEFCON32
Overview and Rules --> forum.defcon.org/node/249205
@defcon.bsky.social
Get those entries in by 11:59 PDT June 22nd! 🕒 #PhishStories #DEFCON #DEFCON32
Overview and Rules --> forum.defcon.org/node/249205
@defcon.bsky.social
Jean Cho is able to pirouette from limos to party buses without missing a beat. But is she paying attention to the e-mail you're about to send? Check out her profile forum.defcon.org/node/249127?p=… and ente#PhishStorieses Rules and Overview - forum.defcon.org/node/249205 @defcon.bsky.socia#defconon
June 5, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Jean Cho is able to pirouette from limos to party buses without missing a beat. But is she paying attention to the e-mail you're about to send? Check out her profile forum.defcon.org/node/249127?p=… and ente#PhishStorieses Rules and Overview - forum.defcon.org/node/249205 @defcon.bsky.socia#defconon
🎪🚌 Ever wonder what happens when a juggler decides to run a party bus company? Meet Angie Jefferson, co-founder of DEF CON 32-Bit Bus Company, who spins more than just plates! Will she spot your phish? Her profile --> forum.defcon.org/node/249127?p=… 🤹#DEFCON3232 @defcon.bsky.social
May 29, 2024 at 10:42 PM
🎪🚌 Ever wonder what happens when a juggler decides to run a party bus company? Meet Angie Jefferson, co-founder of DEF CON 32-Bit Bus Company, who spins more than just plates! Will she spot your phish? Her profile --> forum.defcon.org/node/249127?p=… 🤹#DEFCON3232 @defcon.bsky.social
Phish Stories is back!
This time, craft your phish around a juicy merger. Make them click. Make us laugh.
The Ruler: 2 Human Badges
The Wizard: 1 Human Badge
The Jester: 1 Human Badge
Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/249127
Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/249133
@defcon.bsky.social #defcon
This time, craft your phish around a juicy merger. Make them click. Make us laugh.
The Ruler: 2 Human Badges
The Wizard: 1 Human Badge
The Jester: 1 Human Badge
Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/249127
Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/249133
@defcon.bsky.social #defcon
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A community for Hackers, Researchers, DEF CON Groups, and anyone looking to explore the world of security.
forum.defcon.org
May 25, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Phish Stories is back!
This time, craft your phish around a juicy merger. Make them click. Make us laugh.
The Ruler: 2 Human Badges
The Wizard: 1 Human Badge
The Jester: 1 Human Badge
Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/249127
Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/249133
@defcon.bsky.social #defcon
This time, craft your phish around a juicy merger. Make them click. Make us laugh.
The Ruler: 2 Human Badges
The Wizard: 1 Human Badge
The Jester: 1 Human Badge
Scenario: forum.defcon.org/node/249127
Rules: forum.defcon.org/node/249133
@defcon.bsky.social #defcon