On January 10, 2009, the official Chaos Communication Congress portal confirmed the presence of Francesco “ascii” Ongaro among the speakers of the 25th edition of the event (25C3), held in Berlin in December 2008. His presentation, titled “Tricks: makes you smile”, was classified as a lecture in the “Hacking” track and delivered in English. The official congress program, published on the fahrplan.events.ccc.de site, included Ongaro among the speakers alongside prominent figures from the international hacker scene, consolidating his reputation in the European information security landscape.