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Hacker Conference DEF CON Bans Pro-Trump Outlet OAN
Organizers said OAN journalists violated the conference’s privacy policy.
This String of Emojis Is Actually Malware
Cybersecurity researchers said they have developed a way to exploit targets just using emojis.
Hackers Took Over a Commercial Satellite to Broadcast Hacker Movies
The satellite had been decommissioned and was about to be sent to the so-called “graveyard orbit,” a far-away orbit where satellites go to die.
I Bought a Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Card on Etsy
The ease of purchasing or fabricating vaccine cards may complicate the roll-out of vaccine verification efforts.
The World’s Largest Hacking Conferences Are Back IRL This Summer
Def Con and Black Hat, two of the largest hacking conferences in the world, are going to be back in person in Las Vegas this year.
Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables That Hack You Will Be Mass Produced and Sold
Their creation has been successfully fully outsourced to a factory, the security researcher behind the cables said.
We Asked Def Con Attendees Why People Are Still Getting Hacked
The cybersecurity industry is worth billions of dollars, and tens of thousands of people attend Black Hat and Def Con every year. So, are we getting any safer?
Inside Def Con: World's Biggest Hacker Gathering
Whatever this massive hacker-party-turned-industry-extravaganza has become, this week host Ben Makuch descended on Las Vegas to see what Def Con is all about in 2019.
Hacker Discovers Way to Cheat in Zwift, the Virtual Bike Racing Exercise Game
Security researcher Brad Dixon found a way to cheat Zwift, the half-game half-cycling trainer, into thinking he's a superstar athlete.
These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer
It looks like an Apple lightning cable. It works like an Apple lightning cable. But it will give an attacker a way to remotely tap into your computer.
No, You Don’t Need a Burner Phone at a Hacking Conference
Every year, infosec Twitter debates whether people should bring a burner phone to conferences like Def Con or Black Hat. Here’s why we think you don’t need to worry about that.
Why This Revenge Porn Activist Is Selling Nudes to Get to DEF CON
The "tits to DEF CON" campaign, led by Badass Army, has already raised more than $11,000.