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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Thank you again to our contestants and to @defcon.bsky.social for making it a great con all around! A new scenario is already being cooked up!

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Our little minnows are getting snapped up! #DEFCON

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Love Love Love meeting the winners! DEF CON is starting to buzz!

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🏆 Phish Stories DC34 winners are in! 👑 Ruler: v33na 🧙 Wizard: Erik Smith 🤡 Jester: Groucho Marxist One of our strongest fields yet. Full writeup and every entry in the DEF CON Forums: forum.defcon.org/node/255953 @defcon.bsky.social

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🎣 One week to go until the Phish Stories winners are announced! Targets are clicking, judges are laughing… nervously 😅 so many strong entries this year, picking winners is no joke. Browse the entries yourself on the DEF CON Forums: forum.defcon.org/node/255875 #DEFCON34 @defcon.bsky.social

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

DC34 Phish Stories entries are live on the DEF CON forums! Creative phishing emails targeting the staff of a Chicago movie theater racing to launch a new live streaming experience. Give them a read. Winners announced July 6. 🐟 @defcon.bsky.social #DEFCON34 forum.defcon.org/node/255875

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎬 The curtain comes down on Phish Stories DC34 in just 4 days. Timmy, Malcolm, Hank, and Alexis are still waiting to take the bait. Will you be the one to hook them?🎣 Win a DEF CON badge. Submissions close June 21 at 11:59pm Las Vegas time. #DEFCON34 @defcon.bsky.social phishstories.org

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Two weeks left to enter Phish Stories at #DEFCON34! 🎣 This year's scenario drops you into a Chicago movie theater under pressure. 4 targets, 1 tech launch about to go sideways. Show off your skills in a fun, low-pressure contest and earn your way into DEF CON 34. phishstories.org @defcon.bsky.social

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Phish Stories - Phish Stories

Phish Stories is live for DEF CON 34!

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Daniel Craig @dcshortstory.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

@defcon.bsky.social we need your stories!

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

🎬 Lights. Camera. Phish. Four targets. One movie complex in chaos. Can you craft a phishing email that makes them click AND makes us laugh? Which one would YOU go after? 🎣 3 weeks left. Win entry to #DEFCON34. phishstories.org @defcon.bsky.social

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🎣 Phish Stories DC34 is now live on the DEF CON forums! Find the full rules and scenario at: 👉 forum.defcon.org/node/255715 Or head straight to phishstories.org. Deadline: June 21st. Make them click. Make us laugh. Win badges. #DEFCON34 #PhishStories

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🎣 Phish Stories is LIVE for DEF CON 34! This year's target: a Chicago theater swapping noir double features for live sports & esports. Rules: phishstories.org/dc-34-rules/ Scenario: phishstories.org/dc-34-scenar... Make them click. Make us laugh. Win badges. Due June 21 #DEFCON34 @defcon.bsky.social

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Phish Stories is officially back for DEF CON 34. We like this one. 👍👍 #DEFCON34

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Phish Stories scenario completed and officially submitted! Wh00t! #DEFCON34

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Getting very close to a finished scenario to submit for DEF CON 34! Should be a fun one! Also, updated the past contests page on the website with last year's information. www.phishstories.org/past-contests/ #DEFCON34

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Past Contests - Phish Stories

2025 Contest: "The DoubleThree Hotel and Casino"

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Serum announcing the Phish Stories winners for DEF CON 33 at the Contest Closing Ceremony! @defcon.bsky.social youtu.be/qcIZAQstCmg?...

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Def Con 33 Phish Stories Contest Closing Ceremony

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

🎣 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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

🐟 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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🎣 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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

🎣 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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

🎣 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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

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

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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...

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

🎣 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

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Phish Stories – Click. Laugh. Win.

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DEF CON @defcon.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

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.

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Scenario submitted! Wasted no time this year. Fingers crossed as always! #DEFCON33

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

14 drafts down and we've got a baked scenario. Still some cleanup to do, but we'll be ready to submit when the time arrives! #DEFCON33

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Video clip from the DEF CON 32 Contest Closing Ceremonies announcing the Phish Stories winners! youtu.be/lG8CQ0bIxsg?... @defcon.bsky.social

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Phish Stories - DEF CON 32 Awards

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

Had a great time talking Phish Stories!

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 20/06/2024

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

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

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 05/06/2024

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 enter #PhishStories Rules and Overview - forum.defcon.org/node/249205 @defcon.bsky.social #defcon

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

🎪🚌 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=… 🤹🎉 #DEFCON32 @defcon.bsky.social

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Phish Stories @phishstories.bsky.social · 25/05/2024

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

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