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Hacking the Weakest Link

SOCIAL ENGINEERING VILLAGE

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Welcome to the intersection of psychology, technology, and security. We explore the art of human manipulation, OSINT gathering, and the cognitive biases that define the human element of cybersecurity.

OSINT Intelligence
HUMINT Operations
PSYOP Psychology
100% Human

ABOUT THE VILLAGE

Origins & Mission

The Social Engineering Village was founded by Prathmesh Dharkar (aka NittoSec) after identifying a critical gap in the industry regarding the "Human Element" of security.

Starting its journey at the renowned SeaSides Conference, the village was established to change the narrative. We are a movement dedicated to educating the community on the nuances of psychological manipulation, advanced Social Engineering tactics, and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).

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Psychological Warfare

Understanding the cognitive biases and heuristics that attackers exploit. We delve deep into the psychology of persuasion, influence, and manipulation detection.

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Advanced OSINT

Digital footprints never disappear. We teach the methodologies of Open Source Intelligence gathering to understand what data is public and how it can be weaponized.

NEXT DEPLOYMENT

SeaSides 2026
SeaSides Conference

Mission: Return to Source

The Village returns to where it all began. We are deploying the full core team to SeaSides InfoSec Conference.

DAY 01: THE ACADEMY

10:00 - 11:45 | The Human Vector (HUMINT)

Dark Psychology, advanced pretexting, and the "AI vs. Human" live race. Deep dive into weaponized empathy & cognitive biases.

11:45 - 13:00 | Social Media (SOCINT)

Mapping invisible infrastructure & pivoting from burner emails to corporate networks.

13:00 - 14:00 | Operational Pause (Lunch)
14:00 - 16:00 | Physical Tracking (GEOINT)

Connecting digital data to reality: Salvage car recon & Chronolocation (Time/Shadows).

DAY 02: THE BATTLEFIELD

12:00 - 13:00 | Workshop: Eyes in the Sky

Deep-dive GEOINT training. Satellite layers, landmark analysis & the "Find the Event" challenge.

13:00- 14:00 | Operational Pause (Lunch)
14:00 - 16:00| The "Chronos" Gauntlet (CTF)

Scenario-based exam. Teams must use HUMINT, SOCINT & GEOINT to solve a complex investigation.

16:00 - 16:30 | Finale & Extraction

"Missing Persons" Boss Level & Closing Ceremony.

19-20 FEB 2026
VILLAGE AREA The International Centre Goa (ICG), Dona Paula

DEPLOYMENT TEAM

Prathmesh Dharkar

Prathmesh Dharkar

Founder & Lead NittoSec
Sagar Tiwari

Sagar Tiwari

Threat Intel Confidential
Shubham Kumar

Shubham Kumar

Security Analyst TransUnion

PAST SPEAKERS 2025

Prathmesh Dharkar

Prathmesh Dharkar

Founder & Researcher NittoSec / SE Village
Kaushik Pal

Kaushík Pał

Threat Researcher CloudSEK
Mudit Bansal

Mudit Bansal

Threat Intelligence Researcher CloudSEK

JOIN THE VILLAGE

Do you want to contribute, speak, or volunteer?

The Social Engineering Village is a community-driven effort.

Reach out to us to collaborate on future events, SeaSides conferences, or workshops.