There exist many lists with very informative talks about technology and computer science. This is not one of them. Instead, this list focuses on the funny side of technology - for when you just want to enjoy some proper banter. Talks where no language is listed are in English.
- What Happens When You Steal A Hacker's Computer (Part 1 of 2) 2013
- What Happens When You Steal A Hacker's Computer (Part 2 of 2) 2013
- Forensic Fails 2013
- How I Met Your Girlfriend 2013
Hacking facebook in order to meet your girlfriend - And Thats How I Lost My Eye 2013
How to irreperably destroy your HardDrive so no data is retrievable - Möchten Sie vielleicht Pommes zu den Pommes? 2014 (German)
- And That's How I Lost My Other Eye 2015
The same goal as the other talk but with more explosives - Knocking my neighbors kids cruddy drone offline 2015
- Psychological Warfare in Reverse Engineering 2015
Making pictures with IDA control flow graphs - 115 batshit stupid things you can put on the internet 2015
Part of the Defcon 23 Fail Panel - Don't fuck it up 2015
A talk about how to fail in OpSec - Traue keinem Scan, den du nicht selbst gefälscht hast 2015 (German)
Imagine your scanner starts changing numbers and letters - Lies, damned lies and scans
Same as above but in English - Reverse Engineering von Spiegel-Online 2016 (German)
Analyzing hundreds of thousands of online news articles - Every Clojure talk Ever 2018
How Clojure saved {{company}} and transformed our {{noun}}! - Du kannst alles hacken – du darfst dich nur nicht erwischen lassen 2018 (german)
A talk about OpSec and not fucking it up - BahnMining 2019 (German)
Mining data from the German railway company Deutsche Bahn to expose their handling of delays - Hacking the Media: Geflüchtete schmuggeln, Nazis torten, Pässe fälschen 2019 (German)
Why civil disobedience and subversion are more important than ever - Tracking the Worlds Dumbest Cyber Mercenaries 2023
Dark Caracal's hilarious mistakes - Die Känguru-Rebellion: Digital Independence Day 2025 (German)
Author Marc-Uwe Kling creates the Digital Independence Day - The Heartbreak Machine: Nazis in the Echo Chamber 2025 (German)
Using OSINT to pwn a white supremacist dating site - Och Menno – IT und IT Security Uppsis 2025 (German)
The incompetent podcast about incompetence in IT and IT Security
- That Awesome Time I Was Sued For Two Billion Dollars 2009
- Steal Everything, Kill Everyone, Cause Total Financial Ruin! 2011
- The Art of Trolling 2012
- Die Kunst des Trollens 2015 (German)
- Zentrum für Politische Schönheit: Ein Jahr Adenauer SRP+ 2025 (German)
Protesting on a level even the French would get jealous of - Gegenmacht - Best of Informationsfreiheit 2025 (German)
These talks have the same format and are (anually) recurring.
The past year in review
- 20C3 2003
- 21C3 2004
- 22C3 2005
- 23C3 2006
- 25C3 2008
- 26C3 2009
- 27C3 2010
- 28C3 2011
- 29C3 2012
- 30C3 2013
- 31C3 2014
- 32C3 2015
- 33C3 2016
- 37C3 2023
- 38C3 2024
Normal Jeopardy with the only difference that it's good
- 20C3 2003
Very low quality video - 21C3 2004
- 22C3 2005
- 23C3 2006
- 24C3 2007
- 25C3 2008
- 26C3 2009
- 27C3 2010
- 28C3 2011
- 29C3 2012
- 30C3 2013
- 32C3 2015
- 34C3 2017
- 36C3 2019
- 38C3 2024
Talks about recent security issues and speculation about the future
- 19C3 2002
- 20C3 2003
- 22C3 2005
- 23C3 2006
- 24C4 2007
- 25C3 2008
- 26C3 2009
- 27C3 2010
- 28C3 2011
- 29C3 2012
- 30C3 2013
- 31C3 2014
- 32C3 2015
- 33C3 2016
- 34C3 2017
- 35C3 2018
- 36C3 2019
- 37C3 2023
- 38C3 2024
- 39C3 2025
Talks with funny but methodically incorrect science by two podcasters1.
Normal Jeopardy with the only difference that it's good
- Defcon 20 2012
- Defcon 22 Night 1 2014
- Defcon 22 Night 2 2014
- Defcon 32 Night 1 2024
- Defcon 32 Night 2 2024
- Defcon 33 Friday 2025
- Defcon 33 Saturday 2025
Also known as powerpoint karaoke
- Defcon SAFE MODE Part 1 of 2 2020
- Defcon SAFE MODE Part 2 of 2 2020
- Defcon 32 2024