Using Ruby gems is safe, right? We’re a nice community of friendly beings that act towards the same goal: making Ruby better. But is that true? Can we just blindly use libraries, without making sure, that they are what they are supposed to be?

During this talk, I’ve wanted to present how you can take over a gem, what you can do with it once you have it and what you can do to protect yourself against several types of attacks you’re exposed to on a daily basis. Let’s exploit the Ruby gems world, and its data together.