Best Talks at Area41 2026

1. 1

   Hacking Every Entra ID Tenant With Actor Tokens

   Dirk-Jan Mollema

   In a groundbreaking presentation at Area41, security researcher Dirk-Jan Mollema unveiled a critical vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to gain global administrator access to virtually any Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) tenant. Titled "Hacking…

   0 Dr. Zero MUST SEE ★★★★★ H Heather Calloway MUST SEE ★★★★★
2. 2

   Panic at the DISCO: When Patient Data Hits the Dance Floor

   Marina Bochenkova

   In "Panic at the DISCO," Marina Bochenkova of Z-CERT unravels a perplexing and deeply concerning case of patient data exposure in the Netherlands, stemming not from a sophisticated cyberattack, but from profound negligence and systemic failures in data handling and asset…

   0 Dr. Zero MUST SEE ★★★★★ H Heather Calloway STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆
3. 3

   DragonForce: the cartel makes a TURN in Ransomware Capabilities

   Thibaut Passilly

   In an illuminating presentation at Area41, Thibaut Passilly, a Threat Hunter at Broadcom (Symantec and Carbon Black), delved into the evolving tactics of **DragonForce**, a rapidly emerging ransomware cartel. This talk, titled "DragonForce: the cartel makes a TURN in Ransomware…

   0 Dr. Zero STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆ H Heather Calloway STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆
4. 4

   The Linux Evasion Stack: Breaking All Three EDR Pillars with io_uring and ELF Packing

   Massimo Bertocchi

   In this compelling talk, "The Linux Evasion Stack," Massimo Bertocchi, a specialist in threat hunting and attack engineering, unveils advanced techniques to bypass the full spectrum of Linux Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions. Bertocchi argues that despite the…

   0 Dr. Zero STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆ H Heather Calloway STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆
5. 5

   Hands-Free Lockpicking: Opening Doors Like in The Movies

   Werner Schober, Clemens Stockenreitner

   In a revealing presentation at Area41, Werner Schober and Clemens Stockenreitner unveiled critical vulnerabilities within Dormakaba's **Axos 9300 physical access control system (PACS)**, demonstrating how doors could be opened "hands-free" using simple network packets rather…

   0 Dr. Zero SOLID ★★★☆☆ H Heather Calloway STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆

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