The Def Con hacking conference banned hackers Pablos Holman and Vincenzo Iozzo, as well as former MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, from attending the annual conference after their reported ...

A ‘suspicious package’ was reported at the hacking conference Def Con at Caesars Forum Saturday night, according to a post from conference. The conference was evacuated around 10 p.m., and the ...

CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas has graciously accepted a trophy for the “most epic fail.” The security software boss received the Pwnie award in person at the annual DEF CON hackers conference ...

That’s what organizers of the 15th annual Defcon hacking conference are telling attendees Friday after being tipped off that the TV news program Dateline NBC has sent a producer with a hidden camera ...

LAS VEGAS — The easiest way to embarrass yourself at DEF CON, the annual Las Vegas confab of the world’s largest collection of hackers: ending up on the Wall of Sheep. The live, interactive display ...

Several attendees at the hacking conference Def Con reported seeing mysterious and persistent pop-ups prompting them to use their Apple ID to connect to an Apple TV, or to share a password with an ...

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