Ekoparty Miami 2026
The first US edition of Ekoparty, Latin America's long-running hacker conference: main-track talks on AI-driven offense, macOS dylib hijacking, router and NVR zero-days, biometric bypasses, AI-assisted ISA reverse engineering and Latin American financial-sector intrusions.
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- Keynote: Offense and Defense in an Era of Systemic Asymmetry — Aaron Portnoy
In this compelling keynote address at Ekoparty Miami, Aaron Portnoy, Chief Product Officer at Mindgard, dissects the rapidly widening chasm between offensive and defensive cybersecurity…
- From Pentest to Hacktivism: A Journey into 6 Zero Days Hidden in widely used Routers — Danilo Erazo
This talk by Danilo Erazo, an Automotive Security Researcher at PCAutomotive, delves into a comprehensive penetration test and subsequent responsible disclosure process for a widely used series of…
- Fireside Chat: From Cybersecurity Practitioner to Cybersecurity Voice — Caitlin Sarian, Sofia C.V.
In an engaging fireside chat at Ekoparty Miami, cybersecurity educator and CEO Caitlin Sarian, known through her popular "Cyber Security Girl" platform, delved into her journey from a traditional…
- The Glass Perimeter - Systematic Bypasses in Biometric Frameworks — Javier Bernardo, Dan Borgogno
In "The Glass Perimeter - Systematic Bypasses in Biometric Frameworks," Javier Bernardo and Dan Borgogno present a compelling and deeply technical exploration into the vulnerabilities of client-side…
- The Rick Roll Hacker: What Happens When You Let AI Loose on a Million WordPress Plugins — Chiao-Lin Yu, KaiChing Wang
This talk, "The Rick Roll Hacker," delivered by Chiao-Lin Yu (Steven) from Trend Micro and KaiChing Wang (Kenny bird) from CHT Security, delves into an unprecedented experiment: unleashing AI agents…
- Keynote: Dylib Hijacking on macOS: Dead or Alive? — Patrick Wardle
In this insightful keynote from Ekoparty Miami, renowned macOS security researcher Patrick Wardle challenges the prevailing notion that dyld hijacking on macOS is a defunct attack vector. While…
- Inside a $15M Cyber Heist: From Home Router Intrusions to Social Engineering — Jefferson Macedo
In this compelling talk at Ekoparty Miami, Jefferson Macedo, Founder and Technical Director of PurpleBird Security, unravels the intricate details of a multi-million dollar cyber heist that combines…
- No Spec, No Problem: Automated ISA reverse engineering with Multi-Agent AI — Dan Borgogno, Gaston Aznarez
In the realm of embedded systems, custom Instruction Set Architectures (ISAs) often pose a significant barrier to security research and vulnerability discovery. When a device uses a proprietary or…
- Who's by Your Side? From Insider to APT: Latin American Financial System under Attack — Diego Matos, Wesley Silva
This talk, presented by Diego Matos and Wesley Silva of IBM X-Force, delves into the evolving landscape of cyberattacks targeting the Latin American financial system. Titled "Who's by Your Side?…
- Keynote: The First Five Year Plan A.C.: Milestones for Security in the Age of AI — Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade
In this provocative keynote at Ekoparty Miami, Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade delivered a stark diagnosis of the cybersecurity industry, arguing that it is fundamentally broken and failing to deliver…
- Interface Anti Patterns: Exploiting Insecure Navigation in 3rd Party Android App Lockers — Edward Warren
In his Ekoparty Miami talk, "Interface Anti Patterns: Exploiting Insecure Navigation in 3rd Party Android App Lockers," Edward Warren, a Principal Security Researcher, shed light on a pervasive and…
- From Firmware to RCE: Attacking Hikvision NVRs — Angel Lozano Alcazar, Pedro Guillen Nuñez
In their Ekoparty Miami talk, "From Firmware to RCE: Attacking Hikvision NVRs," Angel Lozano Alcazar and Pedro Guillen Nuñez unveiled critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE)…