The ROOTCON 19 Village line-up is now live! This year’s villages offer a range of immersive, hands-on experiences designed to challenge and engage hackers of all skill levels. From red teaming and reverse engineering to lock picking and hardware hacking, there’s something for every curious mind.

Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or a first-time con-goer, the villages are your playground to learn, experiment, and connect with the community. Dive into the full line-up and start mapping out your village crawl.

This year’s featured villages include:
- Bug Bounty Village
- Car Hacking Village
- Hardware Hacking Village
- Cellular Assault Village
- Red Teaming Village
- LockPick Village

Check them out at https://www.rootcon.org/html/rc19/villages

Hackers, Nerds and Misfits — the first wave of ROOTCON 19 talks has landed.

Get ready for a full-spectrum hacker experience: AI sidekicks for red teams, Modbus exploitation in stalled factories, APT41 shenanigans, RFID hacks, and yes — even a deep dive into DPRK’s cyber smoke and mirrors.

50 Shades of Purple – purple team ops like you’ve never seen

AI as Your 6th Man – machine learning meets red teaming

CLR DLL Side-Loading – straight from APT41’s toolbox

Oops, I Hacked It Again – stories, slips, and shellz

Lights Out and Stalled Factories – ICS exploitation using MATRIX

The Silent Data Breach – Microsoft ecosystem exposed

Smart Threats, Smarter Defenses – AI-powered CTI

RFID Hacking – practical, accessible, dangerous

Lying Lazarus – DPRK threat insight or psychological warfare?

More talks underway!

Check them out at https://www.rootcon.org/html/rc19/talks

Heads up, Humans!

We’re making a few important changes to how registration and badge distribution will work this year at ROOTCON 19:

Registration Changes
Earlybird registration still gets you a 15% discount, but it will no longer guarantee an electronic badge. This is part of our move to simplify ticketing — we will now only offer two ticket types: Human+ and Human.

Badge Distribution Changes
Electronic badges will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis during on-site check-in, while supplies last. If you don’t manage to snag one, you’ll receive the Type-B badge — a simpler, non-electronic version. While more basic, it still reflects ROOTCON’s signature style and stands out from your typical conference badge.

Human+ and Blackcard members will be guaranteed an electronic badge — Human+ for arriving early on Day Zero, and Blackcard as part of their premium membership.

If you aim and have been collecting those conference electronic badges, check in early, secure your badge, and flex it hard.

See you in the trenches at ROOTCON 19!

Ready to take your red teaming and offensive security skills to the next level?

Real-World Offensive Security: Red Teaming LLMs, Microsoft Entra ID & Android

This hands-on offensive security training focuses on real-world attack surfaces across three modern and highly targeted areas: Large Language Models (LLMs), Microsoft Entra ID, and Android Applications. Designed for red teamers, security professionals, and tech-savvy defenders, this training combines practical theory with 20+ hands-on labs to simulate actual attack scenarios and strengthen offensive capabilities.

What You’ll Learn:
- Red Teaming LLMs: Jailbreak tactics, prompt injection, and AI abuse
- Microsoft Entra ID: Cloud-focused attacks on modern identity systems (formerly Azure AD)
- Android Exploitation: Breaking mobile apps, emulators, and analyzing mobile malware

Ideal for: Red teamers and offensive security pros, Cloud security specialists, AI researchers and mobile security analysts.

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Get ready to enter the murky underworld of cybercrime.

eCrime Intelligence

This session is tailor-made for cyber defenders, threat hunters, and CTI analysts looking to sharpen their investigative edge against eCrime groups. From darknet marketplaces to bulletproof hosting, phishing kits to money mule networks—we’ll connect the dots and show you how eCrime syndicates operate, monetize, and evolve.

What You’ll Learn:
- Anatomy of modern eCrime ecosystems
- TTPs of top-tier cybercriminal groups
- Threat actor profiling and tracking
- OSINT + Darknet collection techniques
- Intelligence reporting & attribution frameworks

Ideal for: Security analysts, CTI teams, SOC operators, law enforcement liaisons, and anyone fighting the good fight in cybercrime defense.

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Got a talk that can shake up the con? A hands-on workshop that breaks boundaries? Whether it’s red teaming, blue teaming, hardware hacking, malware analysis, OSINT, privacy, or anything hacker-fueled — we want to hear from you. This is your chance to take the stage and share your knowledge with the ROOTCON community.

Submit your talk or workshop idea today and be part of the premier hacking conference in the Philippines. Don’t just attend — make an impact.

Call For Papers Details

Call For Workshops Details

The killer ROOTCON lineup emerges from the careful review of hundreds of submissions by a team of skilled hackers, researchers, and infosec professionals. The individuals who serve as ROOTCON's screening team ensure that quality standards and technical complexity along with genuine hacker culture remain intact.

The CFP Review Board is responsible for:
- Reviewing and scoring talk submissions
- Ensuring technical and thematic alignment with ROOTCON 19: Augmented Threats
- Promoting diversity of thought, background, and topic
- Identifying fresh voices and underground talent
- Filtering out vendor pitches and weak sauce

Each submission goes through a review process, followed by group deliberation and curation to finalize the roster.

A mix of OGs, operators, researchers, tinkerers, and breakers. Each brings their own flavor to the table—from red and blue teams to threat intel, malware research, IoT, and hacker culture.

Check them out at CFP Review Board Page

We have prepared a detailed guide containing all the information you need for ROOTCON 19 to ensure a smooth experience. The information provided covers the event schedule along with details about speakers and key activities while giving essential navigation tips for the convention.

First-time attendees and veteran ROOTCON participants should both embody the hacker mindset while remaining curious and fully appreciating each experience.

The conference is packed with a variety of activities that will test your skills, expand your knowledge, and connect you with the hacker community. Here’s a glimpse of what’s in store:

- Keynote Talks & Presentations
- Villages & Workshops
- Hacker Jeopardy
- Capture The Flag
- Networking Opportunities
- Exclusive ROOTCON Swags

Download the Con-Goers Guide to RC19 (PDF)

ROOTCON 19 explores the fusion of AI, automation, and cyber warfare, where human intelligence collides with machine-driven threats. As technology evolves, so do the risks—AI-powered malware, deepfake deception, and adversarial machine learning redefine the hacker battlefield. The challenge? Adapting, outsmarting, and hacking the system before it hacks you.

Book Assignment
In a world shaped by AI, automation, and cyber warfare, what happens when technology dictates every aspect of human life? At ROOTCON 19, we dive into Aldous Huxley's A Brave New World—a book that eerily mirrors today's cyber landscape, where control, surveillance, and engineered realities blur the lines between security and suppression.

Huxley's dystopian masterpiece explores themes of:
Technology vs. Freedom - Who controls the algorithms that shape our lives?
Artificial Intelligence & Social Engineering - Predictive behaviors, mind control, and biohacking.
Surveillance State - How data is weaponized to maintain control.
Human vs. Machine Autonomy - Are we truly free in a hyper-connected world?

ROOTCON 19 is not just an event—it's an experience. Welcome to the future, where the threats are augmented, and so are you.

Look N Feel
Fuses hacker aesthetics with futuristic AI warfare. The look and feel embrace a high-tech vibe, balancing dark, mysterious tones with electric neon highlights.

Color Palette

After careful consideration, discussions, and evaluating the best possible venue for our ever-growing hacker community, ROOTCON 19 is making a bold move! We’re thrilled to announce that ROOTCON 19 will take place at Royce Hotel in Clark, Pampanga!

Why Clark?
ROOTCON has always been about delivering an immersive and cutting-edge hacker conference experience. With the overwhelming success of past events, we needed a venue that could accommodate our growing community while still maintaining the unique hacker vibes and feel we all love.

Why Royce Hotel stood out?
- More room for talks, villages, and workshops. No more cramming into tight spaces!
- A top-tier conference venue with the latest tech infrastructure to support our high-energy hacker con.
- Located just minutes away from Clark International Airport (CRK), making it more convenient for international and local attendees.
- Conference during the day, unwind at the casino, restaurants, or nearby entertainment hubs at night.
- Clark is a booming tech and innovation hub, perfect for ROOTCON’s mission of fostering cybersecurity awareness and hacker culture.

ROOTCON 19 is all about elevating the hacker experience while staying true to our roots of education, community, and hacking excellence. This move to Royce Hotel and Casino is just another step toward making ROOTCON bigger, better, and bolder than ever before.

Start prepping your cutting-edge research, book your flights & accommodations early, and get ready to join the best hacker conference in the Philippines to date.