RomHack Camp 2026

So you're interested in social engineering? The very first steps
2026-10-04 , WORKSHOP 2 (GetRoot no Jutsu)
Language: English

It is well known that humans are the weakest link in information security.
Social engineering has emerged as a means to influence and manipulate individuals to achieve desired outcomes. In this presentation, we delve into the realm of social engineering, exploring the art of behavior alteration, manipulation and persuasive communication.

Kirils Solovjovs is Latvia's leading white-hat hacker and IT policy activist. He began programming at age 7, and by grade 9 was already writing machine code directly in a hex editor during lunch breaks. Renowned for uncovering and responsibly disclosing critical vulnerabilities in national and international systems, he is an expert in network flow a
Kirils Solovjovs is Latvia's leading white-hat hacker and IT policy activist. He began programming at age 7, and by grade 9 was already writing machine code directly in a hex editor during lunch breaks. Renowned for uncovering and responsibly disclosing critical vulnerabilities in national and international systems, he is an expert in network flow analysis, reverse engineering, and social engineering. A lifelong command-line enthusiast, he uses bash daily for hacking, automation, and large-scale data processing.
He is the author of the jailbreak tool for MikroTik RouterOS and played a pivotal role in developing e-Saeima, the world's first fully remote legislative system used by the Latvian Parliament. Today, Kirils serves as lead researcher at Possible Securitynalysis, reverse engineering, and social engineering. A lifelong command-line enthusiast, he uses bash daily for hacking, automation, and large-scale data processing.
He is the author of the jailbreak tool for MikroTik RouterOS and played a pivotal role in developing e-Saeima, the world's first fully remote legislative system used by the Latvian Parliament. Today, Kirils serves as lead researcher at Possible Security

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