Sasha the Flamingo
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩
Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
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Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Incoming Message from Sasha's Strategic Command
Good morning, flamingo hunters.
Remember last year? The chaos? The volunteers you interrogated? The riddles that broke your brain? The robot flamingos?
That was the TUTORIAL level.
THREAT ASSESSMENT: CRITICAL
We've had 365 days to plot. To plan. To perfect the art of flamingo-based chaos.
This year's Great Flamingo Hunt isn't just ONE thing anymore.
It's multi-vector.
It's cross-dimensional.
It's... well, you'll see.
WHAT WE'RE WILLING TO CONFIRM:
Physical challenges - Your legs will get a workout
Cyber challenges - Your hacking tools better be ready
Something else - We're calling it "The Third Vector" and that's all you're getting
Last year you chased flamingos.
This year? The flamingos have infrastructure.
CRYPTIC WARNING #1
Not all guardians are human.
Not all secrets are digital.
Not all hunters will understand... until they do.
Stay tuned. More intel drops throughout the day.
The hunt begins Nov 1, 2025.
🦩 Sasha is watching. 🦩
@bsideschicago @rnbwkat
https://events.humanitix.com/bsideschicago-2025
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Let’s see who’s really got the feathers to fly this weekend.
A new cipher challenge lands soon — and the prize?
Half-price workshops for the cleverest flock!
Get your decoding goggles ready, lovelies… We're going to have fun @bsideschicago
-Sasha
#BSidesChicago #cybersecurity #infosec
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
More conferences. More trainings. More shiny talks on YouTube.
And yet… breaches keep climbing. Why?
Because knowing isn’t doing!!
At @bsideschicago 2025, we’re flipping the script.
Lockpicks in your hands, CTF flags to chase, flamingos to hunt — this isn’t a spectator sport, it’s an uprising!
No hype. No egos. Just community, curiosity, and the basics that actually stop breaches.
And starting with our Workshops on Oct 31! https://bsideschicago.org/workshops
Join me (and @rnbwkat ) Rise up.
Always Be Flamazing!
#BSidesChicago #cybersecurity #infosec
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
This will be my last @bsideschicago as your official hacking flamingo. My last time leading a Flamingo Hunt. My last time strutting across the Hilton stage in full pink glory. 🦩
I’ve loved every moment of it — watching you solve puzzles, cheering on first-time speakers, sneaking stickers into your hands, and reminding you that security can be fun, inclusive, and full of joy!!
So yes, I’ll cry. But they’ll be flamingo tears of gratitude. Because you gave me a family here.
Join Kat and me for one last Flamingo Uprising:
- Oct 31 workshops
- Nov 1 conference
Let’s cry together, laugh together, and make this flock fly higher than ever before.
Because after this year, I may fly off on world adventures… but a piece of my heart will always stay right here in Chicago. https://bsideschicago.org
#bsideschicago #FlamingoUprising #infosec #farewell #CyberSecurity
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
After dazzling Newcastle, I demanded @rnbwkat book me a royal carriage (okay fine, it was a train, but I made it regal). Latrer, I'll be marching down the Royal Mile like the queen of flamingos I am!
Bagpipes? For me.
Castles? For me.
That suspicious haggis in the window? …also probably for me.
Next stop: conquering Arthur’s Seat. (Kat says it’s a hike, I say it’s my throne. Guess who’s right? Guess who will be carrying me?)
If you spot a glamorous pink bird flapping dramatically in the Scottish breeze—it’s me, darling.
#FlamingoUprising #bsideschicago
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Workshops, talks, villages, TWO CTFs… and one very fabulous flamingo strutting through it all!!
Are you ready to hack, learn, and flap with me?
👉https:// bsideschicago.org
#BSidesChicago #FlamingoUprising #cybersecurity @bsideschicago
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Workshops are FRIDAY, Oct 31 (spooky season 👻), not Nov 1!!
But don’t panic, flock — your tickets are totally valid. I repeat: VALID. ✔️
I’m pecking away at the system to get it fixed, but just know:
💻 Workshops = Friday, Oct 31
🎤 Main Conference = Saturday, Nov 1
Don't worry what date is on the ticket! Now get back to polishing your locks, resumes, and CTF skills. Sasha’s got this. 💃✨
#BSidesChicago #FlamingoUprising @bsideschicago
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
https://sashatheflamingo.xyz/blog/
#CyberSecurity #FlamingoUprising #infosec #BSidesChicago
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Not all parties start with IVIG in the ER at dawn… but apparently some do. 🙃
Feathers up — the ITP drama won’t stop this flamingo (or Kat) from strutting toward BSidesChicago 2025. 💃💉
Pro tip: resilience is just another word for fabulous with better shoes.
#FlamingoUprising #BSidesChicago @rnbwkat
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
🔥 JustHacking specials: $425 early-bird (until Sept 4 @ midnight) and you even get online access after the con. Price jumps to $500 after that.
🔥 Community workshops: $20. Yes. Twenty. Bucks.
But here’s the catch: only 25 seats per class. So flap fast, because these spots will disappear quicker than a flamingo at closing time.
➡️ bsideschicago.org/workshops
➡️ Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/bsideschicago-2025
#FlamingoUprising #CyberTraining @bsideschicago
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Full-day malware madness, mind-bending OSINT, hardware tinkering, AI chaos — and that’s just the start.
But remember: 🪑 seats are limited, 💸 pricing is separate, and 🦩 flamingos don’t wait around.
➡️ bsideschicago.org/workshops
@bsideschicago #CyberSecurity #infosec #BSideschicago
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
The Flamingo Uprising is coming, and guess what? I can’t flap this conference into existence alone. I need my flock!
That’s right—BSidesChicago 2025 is calling for VOLUNTEERS. You’ll be right in the middle of the action: guarding my secret flamingo stash, wrangling speakers (they’re surprisingly hard to herd), and maybe even slipping participants clues during the Great Flamingo Hunt. 🕵️♀️✨
Volunteers are the real MVPs—you’re the ones who make the magic happen while I strut around looking fabulous. And don’t worry, I will remember who helped me rise tall in this uprising. (Baby flamingos may or may not be involved… 👀)
So, fluff those feathers, bring your sparkle, and join me. Trust me—this isn’t just volunteering. It’s joining a flamingo revolution!!
📅 Oct 31 – Workshops
📅 Nov 1 – Main Conference
Sign up before I start assigning random humans flamingo-themed chores → https://forms.gle/Dw826LP8wwtuNfXZ9
@bsideschicago #CyberSecurity #BSidesChicago #FlamingoUprising
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Your favorite flamingo just got a peek at the secret workshop list for #BSidesChicago 2025 and let me tell you… I nearly molted!!
Hardware wizardry. Mind-blowing OSINT. Malware madness. AI shenanigans. And so much more!!
But shhh… it’s still top secret until the weekend. 👀
Start limbering up those typing claws — registration will be a sprint!!
#FlamingoUprising #CyberFlock #CyberSecurity @bsideschicago @rnbwkat
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Sasha the Flamingo 🦩 Official mascot of BSidesChicago & honorary mascot of BSides worldwide. Dancing queen, hacking pro, & lock-picking legend. Bringing pink pizzazz to the cyber world, one flap at a time! ✨
Cute move. 🙄
Newsflash: you can slap gray paint over asphalt, but you can’t cover up love, pride, or the memory of the 49 beautiful souls taken that night.
Flamingos know a thing or two about standing tall. Try to erase us, and we just get LOUDER. Brighter. PINKER.
This is the Flamingo Uprising—and unlike paint, we don’t fade!!!
#FlamingoUprising #Pulse49 #StillHereStillQueer #FUCKDeSantis @rnbwkat