The Anatomy of the Swipe: Making Money Move

Everyone loves a sneak peek, right? Be sure to enable your notifications so you don't miss more information about Payment Village's Vulnerable ATM Badge! It's been a multi-year development, and we're excited to showcase our prototype at this years DEF CON!

Have you checked out PaymentVillage.org lately? Our full, updated DEFCON schedule is now live, so you can start planning your week! You can also find and search all of our events in HackerTracker. See you at #DEFCON!

Panel Announcement: The Future of Payments: AI, Agentic Commerce and the Next Wave of Innovation Creator Stage 4📌 #FutureOfPayments #AI #AgenticCommerce #Fintech #DigitalPayments #PaymentSolutions #DEFCON34

Deepfake defense is shifting from static detection to continuous adversarial testing. Learn how to simulate attacks, adapt to new generators, and build resilient identity-verification systems that can withstand the next wave of agentic fraud. w/ Efim Boieru

Payment Village's purposefully vulnerable ATM badge brings hands-on security training to everyone. This portable ATM-inspired platform simulates real-world attack surfaces through interactive challenges. w/ Vincent Sloan

Don't forget to stop by the Payment Village and check out this talk: Breaking BIOS in ATMs - with Arnold Jared Morales Yepez

Intro to Wall of Wallets is a hands-on CTF. Learn how common security mistakes expose sensitive data, climb the leaderboard, and discover how attackers operate and how to defend against them. w/ Dan Borgogno

Don't forget to stop by the Payment Village and check out this talk: How to Epically Fail Your PCI Assessment - with Kevin Buck

Less than a week away until DEF CON 34! Don't forget to stop by the Payment Village and check out this talk: A real-time battle with a card-testing adversary - with Levi Schuck #DEFCON34 #PaymentVillage #Cybersecurity

Don't forget to stop by the Payment Village and check out this talk: It's a Payment Terminal. It's My Arcade. It's Everywhere. It Cost Me Nine Bucks. - with Chiao-Lin Yu (Steven Meow)

Less than a month until DEF CON 34! If you're heading to the Payment Village, make sure this talk is on your radar: Breaking PBKDF - Adversarial Cryptanalysis and Techniques for Hunting Cryptographic Flaws w/ Ken Pyle

Don't forget to stop by the Payment Village and check out this talk: Victim as a Service: Engaging with Trust-Based Scams Using AI with Ariana Mirian.

DEF CON 34 is shaping up to be an exciting year. Here's another talk to check out at the Payment Village: Compounding Interest: Exploiting the ATM Supply Chain with Matt Burch.

It's less than 40 days until DEF CON 34! Here's a talk to check out at the Payment Village: Skimmers, Shimmers, and You w/ Aidan Quimby

The countdown to DEF CON 34 is underway at the Payment Village! Here's a talk to check out at the Payment Village: BNPL's Blind Spot: Exploiting Business Logic Flaws in Buy Now Pay Later APIs w/ Furkan Fatih Demir!

This is the last day to apply to be a part of the Payment Village @defcon 34 this summer! https://www.paymentvillage.org/get-involved/volunteer #Cybersecurity #Volunteer #TechCommunity #Infosec #Networking #Hacking

**Last day to submit your proposal!** 🔗 https://www.paymentvillage.org/get-involved/CFP 📍 DEF CON August 6-9, 2026, in vibrant Las Vegas! 📍 Be bold, share your insights, & contribute to the future of payment security!

Our call for volunteers is open for only two more weeks! Be a part of the Payment Village @defcon 34 this summer! https://www.paymentvillage.org/get-involved/volunteer

🚨 Have you heard? Our call for papers is closing in just two weeks! Don't let procrastination win—submit your proposal today! 📝 Be bold, share your insights, and help shape the future of payment security! 🔗 https://www.paymentvillage.org/get-involved/CFP #Cybersecurity #Infosec #defcon34

Our call for volunteers is open! Be a part of the Payment Village @defcon 34 this summer! https://www.paymentvillage.org/get-involved/volunteer

**Exciting News: Our CFP is Open!** 👉 **Submit your proposal!** 🔗 https://www.paymentvillage.org/get-involved/CFP 📍 DEF CON August 6-9, 2026, in vibrant Las Vegas! 📍 Be bold, share your insights, & contribute to the future of payment security!

DEF CON 33 at Payment Village was 🔥 - 2,000+ attendees - Dumpster diving + ferrofluid demos - 5-track CTF - First year in DC Next Gen Wrap-up with stats, photos, and the state of payment security: >> https://paymentvillage.substack.com/p/def-con-33-wrap-up-what-happened

DEF CON 33 Wrap-Up: What Happened at Payment Village

A hands-on, community-powered look at payment system security — from ferrofluid and feature phones to CTF stats and future challenges.

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We had an amazing DEF CON, and we are fired up! This epic undertaking wouldn’t be possible without our team & we’re ready to grow! Do you have a knack for social media, storytelling & creating engaging content? We’re looking for volunteers to help share our epic journey, DM to get started!

🎉 Pre-registration is now open for the Capture the Coin Contest! Get ready for an epic blend of hardware hacking, app analysis, and more at DEF CON. Dive into this chaotic CTF and show off your skills! 🌐 Sign up on CTFD now: 👉 https://ctf.paymentvillage.org/ #CaptureTheCoin #DEFCON33

DEF CON Workshops are LIVE on the Payment Village website! Seats are limited — sign up now to guarantee yours! All the essential pre-requisite knowledge you’ll need to crush the contest 💪 https://www.paymentvillage.org/events/def-con-33/schedule #PaymentVillage #Workshops #CTFPrep #HackThePlanet

Payment Village - Talks & Workshops Schedule

2025 DEFCON 33 Schedule

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🎉 Pre-registration is now open for the Capture the Coin Contest! Get ready for an epic blend of hardware hacking, app analysis, and more at DEF CON. Dive into this chaotic CTF and show off your skills! 🌐 Sign up on CTFD now: 👉 https://ctf.paymentvillage.org/ #CaptureTheCoin #DEFCON33

Payment Village is back at DEF CON! - More workshops. Bigger CTF. Harder challenges. - From NFC and wallets to ATMs and Bluetooth, it's all here. - Built by the community, for the community. Read the full breakdown: https://paymentvillage.substack.com/p/inside-def-con-33-whats-happening

Inside DEF CON 33: What’s Happening at Payment Village

We’re back at DEF CON with more talks, more hardware, more challenges, and a lot more ways to break things in the payment ecosystem. Here’s what to expect if you’re heading to the Village this year.

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Everyone blames cards. Some blame wallets. But the real problem? The system. Insecure mPOS, skipped validations — even secure wallets fail when terminals are broken. New from Payment Village: https://paymentvillage.substack.com/p/the-weakest-link-part-iii-infrastructure #infosec #fintech

The Weakest Link, Part III: Infrastructure Is the Real Vulnerability

Over the past two editions, we looked at why cards are still dangerously easy to exploit — and why mobile wallets, while better, are far from bulletproof. But there’s a deeper issue underneath both.

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Mobile payment systems are everywhere, but are they secure? Our research team decided to find out by testing popular mPOS devices and digital wallets...🧐 https://medium.com/@ilebarrionuevo/your-digital-wallet-is-probably-leaking-money-and-heres-how-to-find-out-300f04aa95e5