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This is a comprehensive list of all articles known to have been written about DEF CON. Many publications are no longer in existence, and much of this history is lost. If you have press you would like included in the archive, send links and titles to sleestak [at] defcon ]dot[ org!
A note to journalists: Please stop writing clever articles entitled 'Fear and Hacking in Las Vegas', as it becomes difficult to tell them apart.

DEF CON 31

Subway Hacking 2.0

Veilid

America's original hacking supergroup creates a free framework to improve app security | Engadget
US hacker group forges a new free app security framework | Interesting Engineering
Veilid unveiled by Cult of the Dead Cow | itnews
Cult of Dead Cow Hacktivists Design Encryption System for Mobile Apps | Slashdot
Cult of the Dead Cow unveils Veilid peer-to-peer project | The Register
Hacking group plans system to encrypt social media and other apps | The Washington Post
Veilid Website | Veilid

Voting Village

Voting Village at DEF CON Hacker Convention Bolsters Physical Security Measures | Gillette news
How DEF CON’s election hackers are trying to protect themselves | Politico

DEF CON 30

DEF CON Bans OAN | Vice

This String of Emojis is Actually Malware | Vice

Hackers Took Over a Commercial Satellite to Broadcast Hacker Movies | Vice

Hackers Come Home to Vibrant Community | Dark Reading

StarLink Ground Stations Successfully Hacked | Hackaday

John Deere Tractor Runs Doom | The Register

Black Hat and DEF CON visitors differ on physical risk management | The Register

How Sanctions Impact Internet Operators | Infosecurity Magazine

#DEFCON: CISA Director Praises Congress and International Cybersecurity Cooperation | Infosecurity Magazine

The Next Big Jailbreak in Tech: John Deere Tractors | Gizmodo

Black Hat and DEF CON Roundup | Threatpost

Carnegie-Mellon Team Wins DEF CON Hacking Competition | Business Wire

Zoom Patches Mac Auto-Updater Vuln that Granted Root Access | Ars Technica

Election Disinformation Fears Loom Over Hacker Confab | Politico

Sick Codes Jailbreaks Tractor at DEF CON | Fierce Electronics

John Deere Jailbreak Shows It’s All Built on Outdated, Unpatched Hardware | Boing Boing

A New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave | Wired

Playing for All the Jelly Beans at the EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON | EFF

Reproductive Justice in the Age of Surveillance: Panel at DEF CON 30 | EFF

What to watch for as 'Hacker Summer Camp' gets underway in Las Vegas | Cyberscoop

Eclypsium Calls Out Microsoft Over Bootloader Security Woes | Tech Target

Russian Hackers Are Escalating and Diversifying Their Attacks on Ukraine, Research Says | Gizmodo

US Emergency Alert System Has ‘Huge Flaw’ — Broadcasters Must Patch NOW | Security Boulevard

New exploits can bypass Secure Boot and modern UEFI security protections | CSO Online

DEF CON 30 Comes of Age with Hacker Homecoming | Security Systems News

Logran hackear Starlink por solo 25 dólares Muy Computer

Up Close at DEF CON 30 | PC Mag

‘Hackers against conspiracies’: Cyber sleuths take aim at election disinformation | Politico

The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS The Verge

White House Cyber Director: ‘Defense is the New Offense’ for Cyber | Nextgov

Inglis: People, companies need to replicate collective cyber defense seen in Ukraine | The Record

Potential hack vulnerability for some Boeing planes fixed: Researchers | Business Insurance

Zoom acaba de corregir una falla de seguridad importante | Digital Trends (Espagnol)

A Flaw in the VA’s Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk | Wired

DC30 Car Hacking Village Badge | Intrepid Control Systems (YouTube)

Designing the DEF CON 29 and 30 Badges (featuring MK Factor) Hacker Hangouts (YouTube)

DEF CON 30 OBD-Kill Badge First Flight | Intrepid Control Systems (YouTube)

Defcon 30 badge release the patch/fix to the bug of smoked badge. | Reddit

DEF CON 29

Badgelife

AND!XOR’s DEF CON 29 Electronic Badge Is An Assembly Puzzle | Hackaday
Hands On: DEF CON 29 Badge Embraces The New Normal | Hackaday
Index of Articles | Hackaday
Hands-On: Whiskey Pirates DC29 Hardware Badge Blings With RISC-V | Hackaday

Farm Hacking

EBooks

#DEFCON: A Bad eBook Can Take Over Your Kindle (or Worse) | Infosecurity
Amazon Kindle Hack Needs Just One Evil Ebook To Take Over Your Ereader—And Maybe Your Amazon Account Too | Forbes
Amazon fixes security issues e-reader Kindle: Check Point | infotechlead

Twitter Algo

DHS

Satellite Hacking

Hacking space on the horizon for 2023 | README_
DEF CON 29: Satellite hacking 101 | welivesecurity
Aerospace Corp. Sees Need for Tools to Test Black Box Software in Spacecraft | Air Force Magazine

PunkSpider

Reboot of PunkSpider Tool at DEF CON Stirs Debate | Threatpost
A Controversial Tool Calls Out Thousands of Hackable Websites | Wired

RNG

FUNDAMENTAL FLAW IN RNGS AFFECTS MANY IOT DEVICES | Decipher
You're Doing IoT RNG | Reddit

Conference News

The Cybersecurity 202: The year’s biggest cybersecurity conferences are back, but limited | Washington Post
Nmap 7.92 Defcon Release! | Seclists.org
#DEFCON: Exploiting Physical Shopping Carts for Denial of Shopping | Infosecurity Magazine
#DEFCON: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in the Global Food Supply Chain | Infosecurity Magazine
(BPRW) Blacks In Cybersecurity Makes History with Black Badge laden Capture The Flag Competition at DEF CON 29 | Black PR Wire
Black Hat USA 2021 and DEF CON 29: What to expect from the security events | Tech Republic
The World’s Largest Hacking Conferences Are Back IRL This Summer | Vice
Privacy Without Monopoly: DEFCON 29 | EFF
#DEFCON: Hacking RFID Attendance Systems with a Time Turner | Infosecurity Magazine
#DEFCON: Why Social Media Security is Election Security | Infosecurity Magazine
Using a time turner to hack RFID attendance systems | Bolly Inside
Black Hat USA 2021 & DefCon 29: Hybride IT-Security-Konferenzen starten in Kürze | Heise.de
Excel is still a security headache after 30 years because of this one feature | Tech Republic
#DEFCON: Ransomware Moves from Nuisance to Scourge | Infosecurity Magazine
Windham election auditor presents findings during DEFCON convention | WMUR9
Making the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Work | LawFare
Using AI to Scale Spear Phishing | Schneier on Security

DEF CON 28 Safe Mode

Hands-On: The Pandemic DEF CON Badge Is An Audio Cassette | Hackaday
As Defcon goes virtual, organizers step up efforts to prevent online harassment | CNET
Separation Between WiFi And Bluetooth Broken By The Spectra Co-Existence Attack | Hackaday
US Defense, Air Force Departments invite hackers to re-imagine how space systems are secured | U.S. Air Force
Qualcomm chip vulnerability puts millions of phones at risk | Computer Weekly
Nearly 50% of all smartphones affected by Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs | Bleeping Computer
Researcher Demonstrates Several Zoom Vulnerabilities at DEF CON 28 | The Hacker News
DEF CON: New tool brings back 'domain fronting' as 'domain hiding' | ZDNet
Separation Between WiFi And Bluetooth Broken By The Spectra Co-Existence Attack | Hackaday
iPhone apps just as unsafe as Android apps, says security researcher | Tom's Guide
Boeing Still Used Floppy Disks to Update the Software in Its 747s | ExtremeTech
The United States Air Force Would Like You To Hack Into Their Satellite | Hackaday
Zoom Vulnerabilities Demonstrated in DEF CON Talk | Dark Reading
DEF CON 28: ILS and TCAS Spoofing | Pen Test Partners
DragonOS: Installing Crocodile Hunter For Detecting Fake 4G Cell Sites | rtl-sdr.com
DEF CON 28: Introduction to ACARS | Pen Test Partners
Hands-On: AND!XOR Unofficial DC28 Badge Embraces The Acrylic Stackup | Hackaday
Pakistan Infosec Community representation on the stage of DEFCON hacking convention Technology Times Pakistan
AnChain.AI's Twitter Hack Investigation to Keynote DEFCON Blockchain Village 2020 | Benzinga
DEF CON 'Safe Mode': edição online do evento hacker começa nesta quinta | Olhar Digital
Def Con 2020: Weltweit Satellitenkommunikation belauschen – für unter 300 Euro | heise online
Defcon Speaker Discusses Liberating $300K Worth of Bitcoin From an Encrypted File | Bitcoin News

DEF CON 27

Election Security

Election Security Tested at DEF CON | NPR:
At DEF CON, Teaching Disinformation is Child’s Play | CNET
2020 and the Black-Box Ballot Box | TechCrunch
Hackers Take on DARPA’s $10 Million Voting Machine | Wired
At DEF CON, hackers and lawmakers came together to examine holes in elections security | Washington Post
DARPA’s $10 million voting machine couldn't be hacked at Defcon (for the wrong reasons) | CNET
DARPA to Bring its Smart Ballot Boxes to DEF CON for Hacking | DarkReading
Hackers Take on DARPA’s $10 Million Voting Machine | WIRED
Hackers were told to break into U.S. voting machines. They didn’t have much trouble. | Washington Post
Lawmakers embrace hackers in Vegas as 2020 election looms | CNN
Kids to Tackle Election hacking at DEF CON | MeriTalk
This tech to secure voting machines won’t be real by 2020 | Yahoo! Finance
Lawmakers turn to hackers at Defcon for election security | CNET
DEF CON Invites Kids to Crack Campaign Finance Portals | DarkReading
Tech conference presents big vulnerabilities for the 2020 elections | Salon
At hacking conference, Pentagon's transparency highlights voting companies' secrecy | CNN
Why Paper is Considered State of the Art Voting Technology | Brookings Blog
Watch this hacker break into a voting machine | CNN
Hackers can easily break into voting machines used across the U.S.; play Doom, Nirvana | Salon
Better Together: Election Officials Join Hackers At DEF CON Conference | Election Academy
Georgians Demand More Testing of New Voting System | Courthouse News Service
The malware election: Returning to paper ballots only way to prevent hacking | The Hill
Georgians Demand Secretary of State Re-Examine Voting System | WhoWhatWhy
Hackers Expose Vulnerabilities in Popular E-poll Books | WhoWhatWhy
US still 'not prepared' in event of a serious cyber attack and Congress can't help if it happens | The Register
#DEFCON: How the US's CISA Works to Improve Election Security | Info Security
DEF CON Voting Village Report Calls for Standards & Fixes | Info Security

IOT

DEF CON 2019: Researchers Demo Hacking Google Home for RCE | Threatpost
DEF CON2019: Picture Perfect Hack of a Canon EOS 80D DSLR | ThreatPost
Hacker Discovers Way to Cheat in Zwift, the Virtual Bike Racing Exercise Game | VICE
DEF CON 2019: 35 Bugs in Office Printers Offer Hackers an Open Door | ThreatPost
Warning as Macs Remotely Hacked by Malicious iPhone Cable On Sale for $200 | Forbes
A Hacker’s Fall Fashion Line Features Faux License Plates. Here’s Why | The Parallax
Hackers Can Hurt Victims with Noise | DarkReading
How eBay scammers turned Nespresso lovers into money mules | Mashable
Surveillance cameras can misread and be misled too | LiveMint
Why You Should Never Borrow Someone Else’s Charging Cable | Forbes
You Probably Shouldn't Use a Random Cable to Charge Your iPhone | Popular Mechanics
BACnet IoT building automation devices vulnerable to attack | Computer Weekly
Created Lightning cable, which you can use to hack Mac | Mice Times of Asia
Safecrackers Can Unlock ATMs as Easily as Hacking a Baby Monitor | Observer
Hackers Can Turn Everyday Speakers into Acoustic Cyberweapons | WIRED
DEF CON 2019: Delta ICS. Flaw Allows Total Industrial Takeover | ThreatPost
How a 10-Year-Old Desk Phone Bug Came Back From the Dead | WIRED
How Safecrackers Can Unlock an ATM in Minutes - Without Leaving a Trace | WIRED
Behind the Scenes at ICS Village | Dark Reading
Buttplug Hacker Talks Security, Consent and Why He Hacked a Buttplug | Gizmodo
Internet of Santorum | BoingBoing
Hackers are Going After Medical Devices and Manufacturers are Helping Them | Washington Post
A Model Hospital Where the Devices Get Hacked - on Purpose | WIRED

Badge Talk

DEF CON 27: THE BADGE TALK; OR THAT ONE TIME JOE GRAND SOURCED 30,000 GEMSTONES | Hackaday
FIRST LOOK AT DEF CON 27 OFFICIAL BADGE; KINGPIN IS BACK! | Hackaday
HANDS-ON: AND!XOR DEF CON 27 BADGE DITCHES BENDER, ADOPTS LIGHT PIPES | Hackaday
DEF CON 27: THE BADGE TALK; OR THAT ONE TIME JOE GRAND SOURCED 30,000 GEMSTONES | Hackaday
THE BADGIES: CLEVER, CRAZY, AND CREATIVE IDEAS IN ELECTRONIC DESIGN | Hackaday:
Badge life: The story behind DEFCON’s hackable crystal electronic badge | Ars Technica
Trump’s tariffs just about killed DefCon #badgelife | The Parallax
Meet Joe Grand - the Hacker Extaordinare at DEF CON 27 | blog.NXP.com
HOLONOMIC DRIVES, BADGES OF DEF CON, WE DON’T DO ON-CHIP DEBUGGING, AND SMALL RUN MANUFACTURING SNAFUS | HACKADAY PODCAST 031
A Portable Honeypot, the DEF CON 27 Blue Team Village Electronic Badge | Fyrm Associates

Auto Hacking

Sledgehammers can’t even stop these hackers | Mashable
Car Makers Befriend Hackers to Learn About Cyber Vulnerabilities | Insurance Journal
This Tesla Mod Turns a Tesla S into a Mobile ‘Surveillance Station’ | WIRED
Woman Seen on Video Getting Tesla Model Chip Implanted | WDRB
Automakers Learn from White Hat Hackers | Fenderbender.com
Tesla Model 3 owner creates a novel DIY solution for a supercharged Sentry Mode | Teslarati
Tesla Surveillance Hack | Futurism

General Con Talk

What a security researcher learned from monitoring traffic at Defcon | CNET
Black Hat and Defcon look to boost diversity through day care | CNET
Securing Devices for DEF CON | Security Boulevard
Should you send your security staff to a hacker conference? | Information Week
It's Black Hat and DEF CON in Vegas this week. And yup, you know what that means. Hotel room searches for guns | The Register
No, You Don’t Need a Burner Phone at a Hacking Conference | VICE
Watch a Drone Take Over a Nearby Smart TV | Wired
How to Join in on the Security Policy Conversation at DEF CON | Rapid7 Blog
DEF CON has been and gone, what did you miss? | SentinelOne
DEF CON 27 Demonstrates Real-World Security Issues for MCUs, Medical Devices, Cars, and More | All About Circuits
DEF CON 27 Megathread | /r/DEFCON
We asked DEF CON attendees why people are still getting hacked | VICE
DEF CON - The Ultimate Guide for First- Timers | Medium
DEF CON Stack Overflow Traffic Data Trends | Stack Overflow
How I Hacked DEF CON | Medium
Why Software Security and DevOps were the Talk of the Town at Black Hat and DEF CON 2019 | Security Boulevard
DEF CON Goons, Badges and Talks – Inside the Largest Hacker Con in the World | Security Boulevard
What’s the Most Vulnerable Part of Your Network? | Security Boulevard
8 Free Tools to be Showcased at Black Hat and DEF CON | Dark Reading
It's Black Hat and DEF CON in Vegas this week. And yup, you know what that means. Hotel room searches for guns | The Register
August 12, 2019: DEF CON 27 | My Blue Tesla
Thoughts from DEF CON 27 | CSO Online
Black Hat, DEF CON, and BSides 2019: Highlights and Emerging Industry Trends | Rapid7 Blog
Cal Poly to Bring Learn by Doing to Global Hacker Convention in August | Cal Poly News
Teen Security Researcher Suspended for Exposing Vulnerabilities in His School’s Software | Vice
Teen Tells DEF CON How He Hacked Millions of Student Records From Popular Education Software [Update] | Gizmodo
This Teen Hacker Found Bugs in School Software That Exposed Millions of Records | Wired
DEF CON 27: r00tz Asylum Opening Ceremonies | EFF
15 Hot Tools to Come Out of Black Hat and DEF CON | Security Boulevard
DEF CON 27: WISP Leadership Panel | EFF
Critical Windows 10 Warning: Millions Of Users At Risk | Forbes
US Senator Says Wireless Carriers Helping Trump Build 'Surveillance State’ | Tom’s Guide
Hundreds of exposed Amazon cloud backups found leaking sensitive data | TechCrunch
SELECT code_execution FROM * USING SQLite: Eggheads lift the lid on DB security hijinks | The Register
On 12th June 2019, a crazy idea just popped into my mind “i want to fly to USA and attend Defcon 27” | Medium
Nmap 7.80 DEF CON Release: First Stable Version in Over a Year | Bleeping Computer
#DEFCON: Hackers Can Use Netflix Account to Steal Banking Info | InfoSecurity
Def Con 2019 and Hacking iOS Contacts | The Mac Observer
NFC Business Cards to FPGA Cubes, Skull Badges to Bandoliers, Here’s the Hardware from Breakfast at DEF CON | Hackaday
Minnesota team places 2nd in national 'hacking' competition | KARE11
Critical Windows 10 Warning: Millions Of Users At Risk | Forbes
Clever attack uses SQLite databases to hack other apps, malware servers | ZDNet
Remotely hacking elevator phones shouldn't be this easy | Mashable
Wyden rallies Def Con in speeches chastising telecom sector on privacy, Sen. McConnell on elections | Inside Cybersecurity
Those Elevatort Emergency Call Buttons are Actually Pretty Janky | Hackaday
Hacker Jeopardy, Wrong Answers Only Edition | Security Boulevard

CTF

Carnegie Mellon team flexes hacking prowess with fifth DefCon title in seven years | Yahoo! Finance
Team HITCON, with Second State's developer as a core, scored the second in DEF CON | Second State
Taiwan team places second at DEF CON hacker competition in Las Vegas | Taiwan News
Carnegie Mellon Wins Fifth “World Cup” of Hacking | CMU.edu

Aviation Village

Hackers Just Found Serious Vulnerabilities in a US Military Fighter Jet | Washington Post
Ethical Hackers Sabotage F-15 Fighter Jet, Expose Serious Vulnerabilities | Newsweek
At DEF CON’s aviation village, the military is interested in more than just the hacks | Cyberscoop
US military swoops into DEF CON seeking a few good hackers for debut aviation pwning village | The Register
The Air Force is all in on software | C4ISANET

License Plates

“NULL” vanity plate hack to dodge parking tickets backfires to the tune of $12,000 | Graham Cluley
This Guy Got Stuck with $12000 in Parking Tickets | CarBuzz
Vanity license plates have proven traffic ticket systems faulty for four decades | SlashGear
’NULL’ license plate gets security researcher $12K in tickets | Naked Security
A new clothing line confuses automated license plate readers | MIT Technology Review
Geeky license plate earns hacker $12,000 in parking tickets | Ars Technica
A hacker’s fall fashion line features faux license plates. Here’s why. | The Parallax
Hacker Gets $12,000 In Parking Tickets After 'NULL' License Plate Trick Backfires | Forbes
Hilariously Geeky ‘NULL’ License Plate Gets Security Researcher All the Tickets | geek.com
He tried to prank the DMV. Then his vanity license plate backfired big time. | Mashable
The Fashion Line Designed to Trick Surveillance Cameras | The Guardian

DEF CON SecureDrop

DHS’ Krebs: Def Con initiative could reach new communities with conduit for vulnerability disclosure | Inside Cybersecurity
DEF CON and Feds Partner on Anonymous Bug Submission Program | Threatpost
Feds plan to use SecureDrop as a vulnerability reporting portal | Cyberscoop
From Vegas: A scoop, zero-days and cyber weapons | Politico
CISA chief Krebs to speak on vulnerability reporting at Def Con | Inside Cybersecurity

DEF CON 26

Vote Hacking

Election-Hacking Lessons from the 2018 Def Con Hackers Conference | The New Yorker
Senators Kamala Harris, Susan Collins, Mark Warner and James Lankford letter to ES&S | Harris.Senate.Gov
Iowa needs just a little more Vegas | TheGazette.com
Secretaries of State Blast Election Hacking Exercise | RouteFifty
Harris Public Policy announces first-of-its-kind initiative to inform cyber policy | University of Chicago
The ABCs of Hacking a Voting Machine | Dark Reading
Smartphones or pen and paper? Cybersecurity experts split on tech in voting | NBC News
#DEFCON Vote Hacking Village Refute NASS 'Unfair' Claims | InfoSecurity Magazine
Election Websites, Back-End Systems Most at Risk of Cyberattack in Midterms | Dark Reading
Def Con Hackers Easily Bust Into Voting Machines, But Will Tech Companies Listen? | Huffington Post
Election officials say money, training needed to improve security | Review Journal
US officials hope hackers at Defcon find more voting machine problems | MSN
At DEF CON '18, kids as young as 5 challenged to hack election results websites, voting machines | ABC News
At DEF CON, the Biggest Election Threat is Lack of Funding | WIRED
DNC-led DEF CON event tests election websites against child hackers | MSN
At DEF CON ’18 Kids Challenged to Hack Election Results Websites Voting Machines | KRYN.com
DEF CON plans to show US election hacking is so easy kids can do it | The Register
Louisiana doesn't need any hacks in its election system | NOLA.com
11-year-old hacks replica of Florida state website, changes election results | USA Today
Election officials' concerns turn to information warfare as hackers gather in Vegas | CNN
Grimes: Kentucky Needs More Funding To Update Voting Infrastructure | WKMS.org
Manfra highlights DHS election security work, pitches collaboration to ‘Def Con’ crowd | Inside CyberSecurity
Young Maine hacker shows off skills | WMTW.com
An 11-Year-Old Changed The Results Of Florida's Presidential Vote At A Hacker Convention. Discuss. | BuzzFeed News
States have a lot of work to do on cybersecurity, and they shouldn’t wait for kids to find the problems | Washington Examiner
11-year-olds hack replica of Florida's election website in less than 15 minutes | Orlando Sentinel
I Just Hacked a State Election. I’m 17. And I’m Not Even a Very Good Hacker. | Politico
DEFCON Video Shows a Voting Machine Used in 18 States Is Hacked in 2 Minutes | Inverse
Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough | Futurism
Pen and paper is still king in America election security | The Register
DEF CON 26: First Day Review and Voting Machine Hacking | InCyberDefense

Auto Hacking

Tesla Plan To Release Source Code For Their In-Car Security Technology | Latest Hacking News
Car Hacking at DEF CON 26 | Hackaday
Elon Musk says Tesla will open part of its self-driving software to the public as a safety measure | CNBC

IoT

New Cyberattacks Against Urban Water Services Can Be Launched Using A Botnet Of Smart Commercial Irrigation Systems – Def Con Presentation | Water Online
Faxploit – Fax Machines Allow Hackers To Take Over An Entire Network | Latest Hacking News
DEF CON Update: Researchers Find A Method To Turn Amazon Echo Into A Spy | Latest Hacking News
Hackers Can Turn Body Cameras Into Malware Spewing Machines, Security Expert Says | Gizmodo
Faxploit: Retro hacking of fax machines can spread malware | The Register
Hackers Can Edit Police Body Cam Footage Without Anybody Noticing | Motherboard
Hackers accessing PayPal via voicemail? Security expert says it's possible | The Guardian
Hackers found a(not-so-easy) way to make the Amazon Echo a spy bug | WIRED
Check Point shows hackers can infiltrate networks via fax machines | VentureBeat
Footage from police body cameras can be altered by hackers, researcher says | Newsweek
Alexa's Listening: Hackers Turn Amazon Echo Into a Snitch | Tom’s Hardware
Attackers could ‘faxploit’ all-in-one printer to penetrate network and steal data | CSO Online

#badgelife

BadgeLife - A Hackaday Documentary | Hackaday
FIRST LOOK AT DEF CON 26 OFFICIAL BADGE | Hackaday
Honoring the ’80s, Def Con’s badge is also a text adventure | Are Technica
Hacker convention’s badge contains an old-school text adventure | Polygon
This year, badges get blockchains | Hackaday
All of the badges of DEF CON 26 (vol 1) | Hackaday
All of the badges of DEF CON 26 (vol 2) | Hackaday
This cute DEF CON badge beckons you to hack it | Engadget
Teardown: Queercon 15 badge (and the game hidden within) | Hackaday
Video Review: AND!XOR DEF CON 26 badge | Hackaday

Medical Hacking

Insecure medical equipment protocols let attackers spoof diagnostic information | BoingBoing

Policy

NSA Brings Nation-State Details to DEF CON | Dark Reading
Former NSA top hacker names the filthy four of nation-state hacking | The Register
#DEFCON DHS Says Collaboration Needed for Secure Infrastructure and Elections | InfoSecurity
#DEFCON L0pht Reunite to Find Security Unimproved | InfoSecurity
#DEFCON Government Attacks and Surveillance Continue to Increase | InfoSecurity
DHS cybersecurity rhetoric offers contradictions at DEF CON | SearchSecurity

General

The Most Terrifying Device Hacks From This Year’s Def Con | Slate
Hackers Can Hijack Macs with Fake Mouse Clicks | Tom’s Guide
SECURITY NOW 676: THE MEGA FAXSPLOIT | TWiT
ex-NSA Hacker Discloses macOS High Sierra Zero-Day Vulnerability | The Hacker News
Many Pre-Installed Apps In Android Have Severe Vulnerabilities | Latest Hacking News
DEF CON Update: Researcher Shows How To Hack VPN Services Via VORACLE Attacks | Latest Hacking News
Hacker convention in Vegas is full of tin-foil hats. Literally | Mashable
Stylistic analysis can de-anonymize code, even compiled code | BoingBoing
Caesars Palace not-so-Praetorian guards intimidate DEF CON goers with searches | Ars Technica
Malware has no trouble hiding and bypassing MacOS user warnings | Ars Technica
Google Spectre whizz kicked out of Caesars, blocked from DEF CON over hack 'attack' tweet | The Register
In post-massacre Vegas, security policies clash with privacy values | The Parallax
A tweet about hacking gets a google engineer in trouble | WIRED
Invisible mouse clicks let hackers burrow deep into MacOS | WIRED
Vegas hotel room checks raise privacy, safety concerns at DEF CON, Black Hat | CSO Online
Bluetooth Devices at Risk From Btlejacking Takeover Attack | eWeek
Backdoor Mechanism Discovered in VIA C3 x86 Processors | BleepingComputer
DEF CON 2018: Telltale URLs Leak PII to Dozens of Third Parties | ThreatPost
Hackers could hijack devices using a laptop’s USB-C charger | TechRadar

Write-ups

Breaking Badge - The DEF CON Crazy 8s | Dead Dialect
AI Driven Malware: DeepLocker at DEF CON | HardOCP
A hacker's best friend is a nice employee | USA Today
DEF CON hacking challenge swings a sledgehammer at unlucky computers | cNet
Lessons Learned at DEF CON 26 | eSecurityPlanet
Until next year: A look back at hacker summer camp | Portswigger
What we hacked at Black Hat and DEF CON | Axios

Breakfast at DEF CON - the greatest illicit meet up of all

DEF CON 25

Voting Village

"The stakeholders for voting machines are everyone in the country. So it's important the problems get fixed."
-Matt Blaze

Hackers plan to break into voting machines to test election meddling Geobeats, AOL.com
Personal Info of 650,000 Voters Discovered on Poll Machine Sold on eBay. Kevin Collier, Gizmodo
Hackers and DEF CON took only 12 minutes to hack US Voting Machines. Agent Smith, LatestHackingNews.com
DEF CON hackers find it's very easy to break voting machines. Alfred Ng, c|net
At hacker convention, a spotlight on weaknesses in election security Hari Sreenivasan, PBS Newshour Weekend
Hackers scour voting machines for election bugs. Jim Finkle, Reuters
Report: Defcon 2017 to feature election hacking exhibition. Bradley Barth, SC Media
Worried about vote hackers? Hackers are here to help. SCPR.org
It took DEF CON hackers minutes to pwn these US voting machines Iain Thomson, The Register
Top hacker conference to target voting machines. Edward-Isaac Dovere, Politico
How Hackers Are Teaching Election Officials To Protect Their Voting Machines Steven Melendez, Fast Company
To fix voting machines, hackers tear them apart Lily Hay Newman, WIRED
These Hackers Reveal How Easy It Is To Hack US Voting Machines Thomas Fox-Brewster, Forbes
DEF CON rocks the vote with live machine hacking. Kelly Jackson Higgins, Dark Reading
Hacker cracks voting machine in less than 2 hours. Robert McMillan and Byron Tau, Wall street Journal
Hackers breach dozens of voting machines brought to conference Joe Uchill, The Hill
DEF CON vote-hacking village shows that "secure" voting machines can be broken in minutes. Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing
For decades-old flaws in voting machines, no quick fix Seth Rosenblatt, The Parallax
Worried about election hacking, LA County officials are turning to hackers for help Jill Leovy, LA Times
DEF CON hackers made short work of voting machines. Now what? Matt Leonard, GCN
Hackers break into voting machines within 2 hours at DEF CON CBS News

Internet of Things

Smart car wash systems can be hacked and hurt people ehackingnews.com
BBC’s Micro:bit turns out to be an excellent drone hijacking tool. Iain Thomson, The Register
Hackers are now targeting car washes Rebecca Wilkin, New York Post
3Dprinted safe-cracking robot impresses at DEF CON 25 Michael Petch, 3D Printing Industry
Hackers are coming for your jewels with this safe-cracking robot Jack Morse, Mashable
Yes, your life-saving medical devices can be hacked Dan Tynan, The Parallax
The $10 hack that wrecks IoT Security Lily Hay Newman, WIRED

Hardware

$15 magnet hack turns smart gun into regular gun Alejandro Alba, Gizmodo
Anybody can fire this 'locked' smart gun with $15 worth of magnets Andy Greenberg, WIRED
Hacker unlocks a 'secure' smart gun with $15 magnets Alfred Ng, c|net
Hackers Show Proofs of Concept to Beat Hardware-Based 2FA Joseph Cox, Motherboard
Sandsifter checks your processor for secrets John Biggs, TechCrunch

Con News

Everything looks like a hack when you're paranoid at DEF CON. Alfred Ng, c|net
Security pros at hacker conference: be more boring. Joe Uchill, The Hill
DEF CON's hotel business center won't print from links or USBs Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing
Las Vegas locks down ahead of DEF CON hacking conference Iain Thomson, The Register
Congressmen at DEF CON: Please help us, hackers! Seth Rosenblatt, The Parallax
Paranoia and break dance battles: My first crazy hacker fest Alfred Ng, c|net
UPS is scared of getting hacked during DEF CON Alejandro Alba, Gizmodo
Black Hat and DEF CON: The evolution of hacker summer camp George Hulme, CSO
Salesforce "red team" members present tool at Defcon, get fired Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica
Black Hat at 20, DefCon at 25: Not just about breaking things Stephen Cobb, WeLiveSecurity
Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave DEF CON. talk Zach Whittaker, ZDNet
DEF CON's greatest hacks and the Internet of Twizzlers Stacey on IoT podcast and cybersecurity
Kasparov talks calculated odds, AI and cyber security Seth Rosenblatt, The Parallax

Badgelife

Building a DEF CON badge in two weeks. Brian Benchoff, Hackaday
DEF CON Badgelife: The ESP rules all. Brian Benchoff, Hackaday
Retro DEF CON badge made from '80s parts. John Baichtal, Hackaday
DEF CON Badgelife: Someone finally did it Brian Benchoff, Hackaday
Hands-on: New AND!XOR unofficial DEF CON badge Mike Szczys, Hackaday
DEF CON Badgelife: Blinky Bling Brian Benchoff, Hackaday
DEF CON Badgelife: The puffy that runs Linux Brian Benchoff, Hackaday
All the hardware badges of DEF CON 25 Mike Szcys, Hackaday
Badge from Diamond Age comes to DEF CON Mike Szczys, Hackaday
The exquisite art and subculture of DEF CON's (unofficial) badges Roberto Baldwin, Engadget
Behind hackers' love affair with unofficial conference badges Seth Rosenblatt, The Parallax
IDES of DEF CON: Badge post-mortem Ides of DEF CON, Medium
Inside this year's Queercon badge Brian Benchoff, Hackaday

Wireless

Michael Ossman pulls DSSS out of nowhere Mike Szczys, Hackaday
It's shockingly easy for hacker to remotely scan and clone your work security badge Jack Morse, Mashable
CableTap Vulnerabilities Detailed at DefCon Expose ISP Gateway Risks Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek

DEF CON 24

Automotive

Hackers show how they tricked a Tesla into hitting objects in its path Paul Szoldra, Business Insider
Hackers Fool Tesla S’s Autopilot to Hide and Spoof Obstacles Andy Greenberg, WIRED
Researchers show anyone can hack Tesla’s Autopilot software and force a crash Yoni Heisler, BGR
Hackers find it's not so hard to blind Tesla's Autopilot Nick Jaynes, Mashable
Man says Tesla Autopilot saved his life by driving him to the hospital Robert Ferris, CNBC
Researchers trick Tesla Model S Autopilot Brandon Turkus, Autoblog.com
Tesla Model S’s autopilot can be blinded with off-the-shelf hardware Lisa Vaas, Naked Security
Hackers Trick Tesla S’s Autopilot Into Making Obstacles ‘Disappear’ And Crash Kavita Iyer, TechWorm
Car Hacking: DEF CON Style Cameron Camp, WeLiveSecurity

Badge Talk

The Incredibly Intricate Badges of DEF CON Roberto Baldwin, Engadget
Sabotage, Hallucinations, and Hacking at DEF CON 24 Mike Brown, Inverse
Badge Challenge Writeup DC24 Winners, Council of Nine
Hands-On the AND!XOR Unofficial DEF CON Badge Mike Szczys, Hackaday
Badge Challenge Writeup Degenerate Metric
This DEF CON Badge Has a Classic 'Contra' Easter Egg Mike Brown, Inverse
DEF CON's X86 Badge Brian Benchoff, Hackaday

CTF

Strong showing for Pittsburgh teams in DARPA's hacking contest Paul Gough, Pittsburgh Business Times
Carnegie Mellon Wins Third ‘World Series of Hacking’ Title in Four Years Sarah Masuda, MeriTalk
Baidu Blue-Lotus Finishes 2nd at DEFCON, Shows China's Strength in Network Security PR Newswire
電腦踢館 14 國駭客！趨勢科技帶你看 DEF CON 2016 重點：「自動化找漏洞系統」 Semicon Taiwan Tech News
Why Is This College Hacking Team So Freaking Good? Kastalia Medrano, Inverse
Our CTF Hosts, The Legitimate Business Syndicate legitbs.net
Major update drops for popular Pwntools penetration showbag Darren Pauli, The Register
Carnegie Mellon Conquers All in 3rd DEF CON Capture the Flag Victory Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology

Cyber Grand Challenge

Three Teams Earn Prizes in DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge Cheryl Pellerin, DoD News, Defense Media Activity
Despite Obstacles, UCSB Hacking Team Places 3rd at 2016 Cyber Grand Challenge Sonia Fernandez, Noozhawk.com
Bug Hunting Cyber Bots Set to Square Off at DEF CONChris Brook, Threatpost
Automating Cybersecurity Kenneth Chang, New York Times
Watch AI hack into AI at DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge Cecil Kleine, TheNextWeb
Pittsburgh-based team wins $2M DARPA Grand Cyber Challenge Greg Otto, fedscoop
AI hackers will make the world a safer place -- hopefully Roberto Baldwin, Engadget
Like Battlebots, Except These Robots Automatically Patch CyberSecurity Holes Aliya Sternstein, DefenseOne
White hat hacker AI bots prepare for DARPA's DEF CON cyber brawl Iain Thomson, The Register
DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge Heads to DefCon Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge Is A Glimpse Of Our Human-Free Future William Turton, Gizmodo
DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge Ends With Mayhem Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
Hackers Don’t Have to Be Human Anymore. This Bot Battle Proves It Cade Metz, WIRED
Geeks win millions for teaching computers to battle each other Jim Finkle, Reuters
Carnegie Mellon’s Mayhem AI takes home $2 million from DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge Devin Coldewy, TechCrunch
DARPA Challenge Takes AI To War Games John Markman, Forbes
Seven automated hacking systems will compete for a $2 million prize on Thursday Russell Brandom, The Verge
DARPA Competition Aims to Help Automate Computer Security Jay Clemens, ExecutiveGov.com
DARPA's Machine Challenge Solves CrackAddr Puzzle Sean Michael Kerner, eSecurity Planet
'Mayhem' program wins grand hacking challenge BBC News
'Mayhem' Takes $2M First Prize in DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge Dan Heilman, Top Tech News
Should we be worried about robot bug hunters? Nicole Kobie, ITPro.co.uk
Forget Rio Olympics, DefCon Is Giving 2 Million USD For Hacking Suchayan Mandal, Lifehacker In dia
A supercomputer is taking on humans in a hacking contest at DEF CON Michael Kan, PC World
Hackers demonstrated first ransomware for IoT thermostats at DEF CON Darlene Storm, ComputerWorld
Chinese team shows strength in int'l network security competition Xinhua, Shanghai Daily

Fed Talk

US Politicians tell DEF CON it'll take Congress ages to sort out how to regulate crypto Iain Thomson, The Register
DEF CON: How feds' outreach plays with the hacker crowd Randy Apuzzo, GCN
#DefCon US Government Only Holds Dozens of Zero-Days Dan Raywood, Infosecurity Magazine
NSA denies ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark' stockpile of security vulnerabilities Alex Hern, The Guardian
Feds Keep a Lower Cyber Arsenal Than Tech World Believes Newsmax
#DefCon FTC Stresses IoT Concerns Dan Raywood, Infosecurity Magazine
FTC Goes to DEF CON Lorrie Cranor, FTC.gov
FTC seeks research help from DEF CON hackers Tim Greene, NetworkWorld
FTC Commissioner Looking for Hackers' Help With Consumer Privacy Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
How the Government ins Waging Crypto War 2.0 Daniel Oberhaus, Moterboard
When Government Secrets Keep You Safe Robert Hackett, Fortune

General

Here's what it's like at America's largest hacking convention Daniel Howley, Yahoo! Finance
Impressions From DEF CON 24: The Machines Are Rising Paul Ionescu, SecurityIntelligence.com
Def Con Has Always Been Straight, White, and Male, But It’s Finally Changing Daniel Oberhaus, Motherboard
How to hack a government Roberto Baldwin, Engadget
DEF CON 24: THE OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK beatport.com
You can buy lock picks, Wi-Fi hacking tools, and more at the world's biggest hacking conference Paul Szoldra, Business Insider
Defcon deals: Five hacking tools for $100 or less Laura Hautala, c|net
John McAfee declares war on Kim Dotcom: Fight erupts between tech's most controversial figures Mary-Ann Russon, International Business Times
DefCon: How the Hacker Tracker Mobile App Stays Secure Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
Elliot’s reality is murky, but Mr. Robot tech advisors remind us the show’s is not Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica
DEF CON 24's "Rise of the Machines" Warns of Robot Uprising Catrina Dennis, Inverse
Not Going to DEF CON? 5 Things to Wach from the Hacker Con Nathaniel Mott, Inverse
"The Stakes are Higher Then Ever" for Hackers at DEF CON 24 Nickolaus Hines, Inverse
This Guy Let Me Control His Hacked Wheelchair With An Xbox Gamepad Thomas Fox-Brewster, Forbes
Blue Screen of Death Brain Benchoff, Hackaday
Data Sheet—Saturday, August 6, 2016 Robert Hackett, Fortune
Def Con: The hackers bringing Mr Robot to life Mark Ward, BBC News
The state of cybersecurity: we're all screwed Dan Tynan, The Guardian
Gov't thinks it has right to data, Lavabit founder says Teri Robertson, SC Magazine
DEF CON 24: Day One Tom Palarz, Veracode
DEF CON: a Hacker's ParadiseClick, BBC
Lessons from a digital mercenary: Beware the ‘October Surprise' Sara Sorcher, The Christian Science Monitor
Disable WPAD now or have your accounts and private data compromised Lucian Constantin, IT World
Road Warriors: Beware of 'Video Jacking' Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security

Internet of Things

#DefCon: Thermostat Control Hacked to Host Ransomware Dan Raywood, Infosecurity Magazine
DEFCON: BtleJuice MitM Hacks Bluetooth (and belittles Bluetooth Padlock security) Sean Michael Kerner, InternetNews.com
DEF CON Researchers Hack A Dell Monitor To Show Any Pixels They Want Logan Booker, Gizmodo Australia
High-security electronic safes can be hacked Lucian Constantin, ComputerWorld
US seismic sensors let hackers trigger false alerts and fake data James Walker, Digital Journal
Hacker Unlocks ‘High Security’ Electronic Safes Without a Trace Lily Hay Newman, Wired
If you use ‘smart’ Bluetooth locks, you're asking to be burgled Iain Thomson, The Register
Researchers Infect IoT Thermostat with Ransomware Catalin Cimpanu, Softpedia
Your 'intimate personal massager' – cough – is spying on you Iain Thomson, The Register
Defcon heats up with smart thermometer ransomware Jon Martindale, Yahoo! Tech
Hackers Make the First-Ever Ransomware for Smart Thermostats Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Motherboard
Proof-of-concept ransomware for smart thermostats demoed at Defcon Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing
Researcher finds huge security flaws in Bluetooth locks Roberto Baldwin, Engadget
Hacking Hotel Keys and Point of Sale Systems at DEF CON Sean Michael Kerner, eSecurity Planet
How to prevent your security camera from being hacked Taylor Martin, c|net
Someone made a smart vibrator, so of course it got hacked Alex Hern, The Guardian
Black Hat USA and DefCon: Finding Security Risks in All the ThingsSean Michael Kerner, eWeek
Solar panels, vacation Wi-Fi at risk for hacking Elizabeth Weise, USA Today
This sex toy tells the manufacturer every time you use it Kashmir Hill, Fusion
#DefCon: Thermostat Control Hacked to Host Ransomware Dan Raywood, Infosecurity Magazine
Hedberg is a Bionic Hand Made From a Single Keurig Cameron Coward, Hackaday
Thermostat Ransomware: a Hack Explained Sue Walsh, RTInsights.com
Not even your vibrator is safe from data-mining, hackers prove Ariel Bogle, Mashable
Hackers Could Break Into Your Computer Monitor And Manipulate Your Pixels Kavita Iyer, TechWorm
Def Con: Do smart devices mean dumb security? BBC News
The Internet of Dildos is Watching You Daniel Oberhaus, Motherboard
This PC monitor hack can manipulate pixels for malicious effect Michael Kan, ITWorld
Your monitor can be hacked, used to spy on you Shawn Knight, TechSpot
Hackers can force your monitor to permanently display images James Walker, Digital Journal
Researchers: Hackers could weaponize up to a billion monitors to spy on everyone Joel Hruska, ExtremeTech
1 billion computer monitors vulnerable to undetectable firmware attacks Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing

Mobility

Major Qualcomm chip security flaws expose 900M Android users Tom Mendelsohn, Ars Technica
How Qualcomm Flaws Left 900 Million Android Devices Vulnerable to Spies David Meyer, Fortune
Android chip vulnerability leaves millions of devices open to attack Greg Otto, fedscoop
Quadrooter: More than 900 million Android devices have a critical security flaw Kyle Wiggers, Digital Trends
Newly Announced Chipset Vuln Affects 900 Million Android Devices Ericka Chickowski, Dark Reading
Quadrooter is the Latest Android Malware Scare Reminding You to Stick to Google Play Kellex, DroidLife
Researchers Find Serious Bugs in Android Devices that Use Qualcomm Chips Alina Maring, CDA News
Qualcomm Vulnerabilities Put 900 Million Android Devices at Risk Jeffrey Burt, eWeek
Hacker Creates Fake, Effective Boarding Passes David Z. Morris, Fortune
Fake QR code app gets hacker into luxury airport lounges for free Lisa Vaas, Naked Security
Traveler Hacks His Way Into Fancy Airport Lounges Laura Northrup, Consumerist
Samsung Pay hack lets attackers skim cards to make fraudulent payments James Vincent, The Verge
Samsung Pay Warning: How Hackers Can Intercept Credit Card Info Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace
DEF CON: Samsung Pay Hacked Sean Michael Kerner, InternetNews
Samsung downplays Def Con 24 claims that Samsung Pay can be hacked John Kennedy, Silicon Republic

DEF CON 23

Automotive

Want to hack a car? Don't try hacking a Tesla. Yoni Heisler, BGR
Hacking a Tesla Model S: What we found and what we learned Kevin Mahaffey, Lookout Blog
How Hackers Tore Apart A Tesla Model S To Kill The Car Mid-Drive Thomas Fox-Brewster, Forbes Tech
Here is how you learn to hack a car Andrea Peterson, The Washington Post
This Hacker’s Tiny Device Unlocks Cars And Opens Garages Andy Greenberg, Wired
DEF CON 23: la panoplie de hacker pour voler une voiture connectée Gilbert Kallenborn, 01net.com
DEF CON 23: comment des hackers ont piraté la Tesla Model S Gilbert Kallenborn, 01net.com
Automakers trying to prevent hackers from comandeering cars Tom Krisher, AP
Hacked Jeep Cherokee Exposes Weak Underbelly of High-Tech Cars Jordan Robertson, Bloomberg
10 years after his epic MySpace hack, Samy Kamkar is trying to turn hackers into heroes Kashmir Hill, Fusion
More Car Hacks from DEF CON 23 Douglas Mechaber, Tom's Hardware
OwnStar Wi-Fi attack now grabs BMW, Mercedes, and Chrysler cars’ virtual keys Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica
Highway to hack: why we’re just at the beginning of the auto-hacking era Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica
Tesla hackers explain how they did it at DEF CON Antuan Goodman, CNET
Black Hat and DEF CON Tech Tent, BBC World Service
This piece of $30 Electronics Can Unlock Your Keyless Entry Car Aaron Mamiit, Tech Times
This $30 device defeats almost any keyless car or garage door Steve Dent, Engadget
Hackers Might Help Defending Tesla's High-Tech Cars Vlad Tverdohleb, Itechpost
DEF CON focuses on vehicle security and beyond in wake of Jeep hack Heidi Hoopes, Gizmag.com
Hackers Take Control of a Tesla, Sort Of Danny Yadron, Wall Street Journal
Tesla's Model S hack still proves it's better than other car makers Devindra Hardawar, Engadget

DEF CON Badge

Is this the most puzzling DEF CON attendee badge yet on record? Neil McAllister, The Register
Uber badges, coveted by hackers, glow radioactive at Def Con The Japan Times
Badge Challenge Writeup Elgin
All the unofficial electronic badges of DEF CON Mike Szczys
The man making puzzles for hackers Mark Ward, BBC News
DEF CON 23 Badge Challenge PotatoHat Security Blog

Clickjacking

Kaminsky Creates Clickjacking-Killer Kelly Jackson Higgins, Dark Reading

Crypto

DefCon ProxyHam Talk Disappears but Technology is No Secret Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
Why Did A Security Firm Mysteriously Ditch a 'Privacy' Product? Yael Grauer, Forbes Tech

CTF

DEF CON Coverage Cyberfed YT Channel
How to Prepare Your Team for a CTF Competition, DEF CON Style OnWebSecurity Blog
CS Student Duo Brings Victory in International Hacking Competition Tyler Sharp, cc.gatech.edu
Korean team wins top prize at 'Hackers World Cup' for first time Donga.com
DEF CON 2015 CTF Finals Cybersmashup
DEFKOR CTF Win Writeup (Korean) Daum.net

Cyber Grand Challenge

DEF CON 23: Attention, les robots-hackers vont débarquer Gilbert Kallenborn, 01net.com
Hackers to Military: Replace Us with Robots? HA! Patrick Tucker, DefenseOne

DEF CON Shoot

A journey into DEF CON country Mark Ward, BBC
Shoot Badge Overview 533ess

Disclosure

DEF CON 23: Two major roadblocks to cyber diplomacy, says former US diplomat Warwick Ashford, ComputerWeekly.com

Drones

Drone at DEF CON Hacks from the Sky Kelsey Atherton, Popular Science
Aerial Assault Drone, the new Hacking Weapon presented at the Defcon Pierlugi Paganini, Security Affairs
Someone at DEF CON Made a Drone That Hacks Computers Patrick Tucker, DefenseOne

Internet of Things

Why 'Smart' Objects May be a Dumb Idea Zeynep Tufekci, The New York Times
DEF CON 23 "How To Train Your RFID Hacking Tools" Preview Craig Young, Tripwire Blog
Iranian hackers broke into what they thought was a Chevron gas pump — but it was a honeypot Kashmir Hill, Fusion
DEF CON 23 to host Internet of Things slaughterfest Darren Pauli, The Register
Hackers can steal Gmail passwords from Samsung "smart" refrigerators Jennifer Abel, Consumer Affairs

Interviews

20 Minutes with the Dark Tangent Kelly Jackson Higgins, Dark Reading
Black Hat, DEF CON Founder Offers Insights Into Security Shows, Trends Chris Preimesberger, eWeek
DEF CON Interview: John McAfee Gr3ynoise Podcast
DEF CON Interview: Cooper Quintin Gr3ynoise Podcast
DEF CON Interview: Josh Pitts Gr3ynoise Podcast
DEF CON Interview: Nikhil Mittal Gr3ynoise Podcast
DEF CON Interview: Kelley Misata Gr3ynoise Podcast
Facebook security chief Alex Stamos' ambitious plan to connect the world—securely Robert Hackett, Fortune

Kali Linux

Kali Linux 2.0 to launch at DEF CON 23Darren Pauli, The Register

Mobile

Chinese Unicorn Team Hacks GPS at DefCon Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
Stagefright: Everything you need to know about Google's Android megabug Robert Hackett, Fortune
DEF CON 23: Digital certificates key to mobile security, says researcher Warwick Ashford, ComputerWeekly.com

Overview

Imploding Barrels and Other Highlights from Hackfest DEF CON Kim Zetter, Wired
Paranoia Made Me a Better Computer User Adam Clark Estes, Gizmodo
10 scary hacks from Black Hat and DEF CON Lucian Constantin, Computerworld
DEF CON 2015 Fr, Robert Ballecer, TWit/Coding 101
Hackers share intelligence and compete in Las Vegas David Grossman, BBC Newsnight
Hackers and Feds Clash in Las Vegas Luke Rudkowski, WeAreChange
TekThing 32 Patrick Norton, Shannon Morse, TekThing
News from DEF CON 23: fake deaths, DHS and Tesla court hackers Violet Blue, ZDNet
What's the Top Story at This Year's DEF CON? Emily Chang, BloombergBusiness
Bugcrowd podcast Bugcrowd
Want to be Totally Secure on the Internet? Good Luck. Laura Hautala, CNet
A Million Ways to Break In at the World's Largest Security Gathering Laura Hautala, CNet
Heists go Hollywood with DEF CON Hacks Glenn Chapman, Phys.org
Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Log On Here Joe Bernstein, BuzzFeed
A look inside the hostile, helpful world of hacking conventions Amanda Schupak, CBS News
Meet the World's Most Dangerous Geeks Dan Tynan, Yahoo! Tech
Hacking Tesla, Breaking Banks and Killing People Online: The Best of DEF CON 2015 Jeff Stone, IBT Pulse
Cybersecurity: Viva Lessons from Las Vegas Steve Weisman, USA Today
When Fear of Being Hacked Takes Hold Lily Hay Newman, Slate
Surviving the DEF CON Hacker Conference Roberto Baldwin, Engadget
What I Learned at DEF CON Nathan White, AccessNow Blog
VITB Podcast: DEF CON 23 Recap Vince, Vince in the Bay Podcast
Post DEF CON Depression Gr3ynoise Podcast
Six Scary Revelations from 2015 DEF CON Hacker Conference Clint Davis, ABCActionNews.com
Salted Hash: Live from DEF CON 23 Steve Regan, CSOOnline.com
Skateboards, Drones and Your Brain, Everything Got Hacked Alex Hern, The Guardian

Physical Security

DEF CON Hackers Tell How They Cracked a Brinks Safe in 60 Seconds Sean Kerner, eWeek
Fiber Optic Tapping - Tapping Setup Josh Ruppe, DC23 Demo Labs

Politics

A Congressman Goes to DEF CON Patrick Turner, DefenseOne
Death to DRM Iain Thompson, The Register

Queercon

Let’s hack Grindr! Queercon helps diversify tech field Wesley Juhl, Washington Blade

Robocalls

RoboKiller wins FTC prize by annihilating robocalls Sean Gallagher, ArsTechnica
FTC to Use DEF CON Event to Strike Back Against Robocalls Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
Why the FTC is Showing Up at Hackers' Biggest Conferences Andrea Peterson, Washington Post

Rootz

Children of DEF CON Roberto Baldwin, Engadget

Rumor Department

DEF CON is Cancelled, Again Jordan Pearson, Motherboard

SCADA

Breaking critical infrastructure in a quest for solutions Blake Sobczak, eenews.net
Physical Damage: SCADA Attacks Easily Theorized, Hard to Execute Owen Lystrup, OpenDNS Blog
How to Damage a Chemical Plant Over the Internet Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review

Social Engineering

DEF CON Hacker Details How to Forge Death, Birth Records Online Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
How this hacker can virtually kill you and what to do about it Sara Sorcher, Christian Science Monitor
Yes You Can Help Me Today: Social Engineering at DEF CON 23 OpenDNS Blog
DEF CON Social Engineering CTF Recap Brett DeWall, DeWall on Security
Hackers now using conversation skills to get your info FoxNews.com
Chris Hadnagy on the DEF CON Hackers Posing as Your Co-workers Joe Uchill, Christian Science Monitor
Birth Then Kill a Virtual Baby for Fun But Mostly Profit Roberto Baldwin, Engadget
It's Incredibly Easy to Bump Someone Off Online Iain Thomson, The Register

DEF CON 22

Airplane Hacking

DEF CON: You Cannot Cyberhijack and Airplane, but You Can Create Mischief

Why Hackers Won't Be Able to Hijack Your Next Flight

Def Con 22: Flugexperten widerlegen Hacker-Mythen

Can Aircraft Really Be Hacked Through the WiFi or Entertainment System?

Blackphone

Blackphone Goes to DEF CON and Gets Hacked—Sort Of

Blackphone isn’t insurmountable, hackers prove at Defcon in less than 5 mins

Why the Blackphone Hack at DEF CON Was Way Overhyped

Blackphone Rooted at DEF CON

Sichere Zufallszahlen zum Standard machen

Car Hacking

At Defcon, Hacker Coalition Calls for Safer Computer Systems in Vehicles

Hacking Experts Build Device to Protect Cars from Cyber Attacks

Hacker Group Wants to Play Nice with Automakers

"What is the World's Most Hackable Car?"

Want a Safe Car? Check its Cyber Safety Rating.

Tesla Invites Hackers for a Spin

Tesla Hiring Hackers to Secure Model S Control Systems

How to Brick Your Car by Looking for Hidden Options

Is Your Car the Next Target for Hackers?

Crypto

Decrypting EFF's DEFCON Crypto-Challenge Tee

Volunteers Hunt for Flaws in Cryptography Software

Telkos sollen Kooperation mit Geheimdiensten beenden

DEF CON General

Meet the Puzzle Mastermind Who Designs DEF CON’s Hackable Badges

Hacker Couture at DEF CON

DEFCON 22 Vendors: Tesla, Blackphone and More

The Clash of Cultures Between Black Hat and DEF CON Hacker Events

How To Not Get Hacked at the World's Preeminent Hacker Conference

NSA Playset, 911 Hacked and War Cats: A Wild Ride at DEF CON 22

Finding a Safe Space for Kids to Hack

Revivre DEF CON 22 et Black Hat USA en 48 Images

DEF CON and Feds in a Cooling Off Period

What Happens in Vegas: Black Hat and DEF CON in Pictures

Founder of America’s Biggest Hacker Conference: ‘We Understand the Threat Now’

Rule #1 at Black Hat & DEF CON: Mobile Devices Stay in Your Hotel Room

Watch a Hacker Fry a Hair Dryer with Her Radio

A ‘Federal Agent’ Plays Slots and Talks at Las Vegas Hacker Convention

DEF CON: 'The Olympics of Hacking'

Sync Dev: DEF CON 22 – A Top 10 List

Surveillance in the Movies: Fact vs. Fiction

DefCon: Stolen data markets are as organized as legitimate online businesses

911 Service Needs an Emergency Upgrade

Hacking the UEFI Bios Through the Windows 8 API

DDoS Attacks Treble in Size - Law Enforcement Probing CyberVor Database – Gmail to Filter for ‘Unicode Homoglyphs’

How Secure is Your Security Badge?

Demonsaw Promises Free, Secure File Sharing

How to Protect Your Company from Con Artists

Oracle Database 12c Redaction is Totally Borked by Bad Code

Q&A: DEF CON At 22

Email Hacking

Defcon 22: Dark Mail, l’email qui veut briser la surveillance de masse

DIME, Formerly DarkMail, Promises Secure Email

DIME for Your TOP SECRET Thoughts? Son of Snowden's Crypto-Chatter Client Here Soon

Former Head of Lavabit Revives Dream of Secure Email

Lavabit Founder's DarkMail Needs Help to Cross Finish Line

Hacking Politics

Aaron's Law is Doomed, Leaving US Hacking Law Broken

Hacktivism and Radical Politics at DEF CON 22

DEF CON Panel Discusses Diversity in Security

DEF CON's Latest Challenge: Hacking Altruism

Hacking the Internet of Things

Improving Security on the Internet of Things

The Internet of Fails: How IOT is Broken and How to Fix It

Hackerkonferenz: Cyberattacke auf den Kühlschrank

Hard-coded Credentials Still Haunt Many Legacy IoT Products

Physical Security

Getting Past the Most Basic Physical Security of All, Learning to Pick Locks at DEF CON

All Your Hotel Room Systems Are Belong to Us

Here’s How to Check if Someone is Spying on You or Tailing You

Privacy

A Portable Router that Conceals Your Internet Traffic

DEF CON Attendees Get Tips on How to Detect, Escape Surveillance

Technology and Market Forces Will Defeat Surveillance Society Claims Crypto King

Police Wireless Surevillance Easy to Hack

Crypto Wiz Phil Zimmermann Leads Charge to Make Phone Calls Really Private

DEF CON: Advice on Avoiding Black Helicopters

Renowned Security Expert Kevin Mitnick Can Steal Your Identity in 3 Minutes

McAfee Sideshow Eclipses DEF CON's Real Security Breakthroughs

John McAfee at DEF CON: Don’t Use Smartphones

John McAfee in surprise rant over Google and Privacy

SOHOpelessly Broken

SOHOpelessly Broken Hacking Contest Aims to Test Home Router Security

EFF Unveils Hacking Contest to Make Small-Business Home Routers More Secure

DEF CON 22 : Les hackers débusquent 15 failles dans des routeurs Soho

DEF CON White Hat Hackers Declare War on SoHo Routers

Zero Days, Prizes, Sponsors Announced for ISE Router Hacking Contest

Hacker Competition Emerges at DEF CON 22

DEF CON Hacker Conference to Expose Home Network Security Holes

War Kitteh

How to Use Your Cat to Hack Your Neighbor’s Wifi

Weaponized Cats

Beware WarKitteh, the Connected Cat that Sniffs Your WiFi Privates

智能家居物联网安全遭威胁路由器漏洞大

Wie Katzen W-LAN-Netzwerke Hacken

Zapping Rachel

Here's How the Feds Are Teaming Up With Hackers to Save Us All from Robocalls

Shocker: The FTC's 'Zapping Rachel' Hack Contest is a Big Hit

Hackers Go After Rachel

Dumping an Open Source Honeypot on Rachel

DEF CON 21

General

5 Tips for surviving DEF CON 21 | C/NET
5 scariest cybersecurity threats at Black Hat, Defcon | CBS
The five scariest hacks we saw last week | CNN
Def Con 21: Hacks, Cracks und Edward Snowden | Computer Bild
Black Hat, DEF CON Put Spotlight on Major Security Issues, Hacks | eWeek
Hackers take over Las Vegas | FoxNews
Democratizing the creep factor: Anyone can play NSA, "Ocean's 11″ and cyberstalker | Gigaom
How to tell DEF CON and Black Hat Apart | Gigaom
False sense of security: Your TV, car, neighborhood may be hackable | Gizmag
Don't get pwned at Black Hat, DEF CON | Help Net Security
DEF CON: Hacking for the Rest of Us | Huffington Post
Al via Defcon: quando gli hacker esplorano i limiti della sicurezza informatica ("At the start Defcon: when hackers explore the limits of computer security") | Il Sole 24 Or
Black Hat / Def Con 2013 | Zataz
A DEF CON postscript: Said the FBI agent to the taxi driver | ZDNet
DEF CON 21 in Pictures | ZDNet
DEF CON 21: Best in Show | ZDNet
Postcards from DEF CON 21 | ZDNet
Tech Week That Was: Suspicious Searches, Def Con And Moto X | NPR
What We're Watching As World's Big Hackers Meet In Las Vegas | NPR
At Def Con, hackers join together to 'hack everything' | NPR/Marketplace
An Inside Look At The Hacker Conferences | NPR/WGBH
How Not to Get Hacked at Black Hat and DefCon | PCMagazine
Surveillance drones and Uncle Sam: Hackers take on all at DefCon 21 | RT
Slideshow: August 2013 threat stats | SC Magazine
What Happens At DefCon Stays With Us All | TechCrunch
Hack the mini bar, spot the feds, DEF CON is back | The Conversation
Hackers gather—and mourn a big loss | The Economist
The best of Black Hat and Def Con 2013 | The Verge
The top 10 new reasons to be afraid of hackers | The Verge
Tin tặc thế giới hội tụ ở Las Vegas ("Hackers world converged in Las Vegas") | tienphong online
DEFCON 21: THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | Tripwire
Def Con, Day One: Can I Use Your Wi-Fi Please? | Vice
Def Con, Day Two: Def Con Is for Winners | Vice
How To Get Hacked At Defcon | Vice

Car Hacking

Car hacking code released at Defcon | C/NET
White hat hackers to release software used to crack critical car systems at Def Con | Afterdawn
Hackers Offer Advice To Automakers On How To Prevent Attacks | AOL
Hackers break into cars, steer them with old game controllers | Calgary Herald
Wireless Car Hacking Demonstrated in New Video | Carscoops
Sleuths To Demo Car Hack Gone Steer-Crazy | CIO Today
Hackers Control Car's Steering And Brakes | CNN Money
Hackers hijack software in a CAR and remotely control the steering, brakes and horn using a laptop | Daily Mail UK
Car Hackers Release Tools | Dark Reading
Networked Cars Are Coming, But Their Hacks Are Already Here | Discover
Car Hacking: Here's Code, Have at It | EETimes
TI Illustrates Car Security Threats | EETimes
Automotive takeover schemes to be detailed at Defcon hacker conference | Engadget
Hackers Reveal Nasty New Car Attacks--With Me Behind The Wheel (Video) | Forbes
Hackers plan to offer blueprint for taking over Prius, Escape | FoxNews
Cisco's remedy for connected car security: Treat the car like an enterprise | Gigaom
DEFCON: Hackeando autos y vehículos no tripulados ("DEFCON: Hacking cars and unmanned vehicles") | el semanario
Researchers reveal methods behind car hack at Defcon | IDG/Techworld
DEF CON：黑客公布入侵汽车工具 ("DEF CON: Hackers publish invasion Automotive ") | China Byte
Hacker safety risk for new cars | Motoring
Tools, code to control Ford and Toyota test cars released | SC Magazine
DefCon car hacking talk will detail how an outsider can "physically control" the vehicle | SCMagazine
Defcon 21 : des explications sur le piratage de voitures ("Defcon 21: explanation of piracy Car") | IDG/Lemonde Informatique
Hackers to detail methods used to overtake Prius, Escape at Def Con | TechSpot
Duo hacks cars with '80s Nintendo controller | The Vancouver Sun
Hackers Hijack Prius with Mac Laptop | Tom's Guide
Defcon hackers release Ford and Toyota car hijack data | v3.co.uk
How driverless cars will be wide open to hacking | VentureBeat
How Easily Can a Moving Car Be Hacked? | Vice
Defcon to deliver auto industry wake-up call | Japan Times/AFP JIJI
Software experts attack cars, to release code as hackers meet | Reuters
Hackers 'take control' of Toyota Prius | Telegraph UK
Here's how hackers could crash your car | The Washington Post

Lock Security/Sport

'Do Not Duplicate' Means Nothing to the MIT Students Replicating High-Security Keys with a 3D Printer | BostInno
No cameras! MIT students 3D print 'high security' keys — all they need is a photo | Boston.Com
DEF CON Reminds Us of the Importance of Physical Security | eWeek
US students plan to release program that will copy high-security keys | Metro
Picking Locks and Hacking Servers at Defcon | The New York Times
Why Are We Still Using Keys? | Vice
Millions of Kwikset Smartkey Locks Vulnerable to Hacking, Say Researchers | Wired

Bitcoin

Raspberry Pi-powered briefcase converts loose change into bitcoin | CoinDesk
Bitcoin Suitcase Converts Spare Change Into Digital | PSFK
Bitcoin suitcase eats your pocket change, spits out digital currency | The Verge

Rootz Kidcon

DEF CON Kids To Get Badges That Hack | Dark Reading
At Def Con, Kids Can Hack Too | The Wall Street Journal

Legal/Civil Rights

ACLU at DEF CON 21! | ACLU Blog
Even with EFF's Congressphone, activism is a hard sell | C/NET
What Security Researchers Need to Know About the Law | eWeek
NSA And Aaron Swartz Hot Topics At Hacking Conferences | NPR/WBUR

Feds

Relatie NSA en 'goede' hackers sterk bekoeld ("Relationship NSA and "good" hackers strongly cooled") | AutomatiseringGids
At hacker conferences, government surveillance takes center stage | CBS
Gov't surveillance overshadows hacker conferences | CBS
Leaker Snowden riles hacker conferences | CNBC
Defcon founder's message to feds fair to some, hypocritical to others | Computerworld
FBI turning to private sector to hack phones, exploit unknown security holes | Engadget
Hackers Just Banned the Feds from Attending DEF CON This Year | Gizmodo India
Agenten bitte draußen bleiben! ("agents please stay out!") | Golem
Defcon no dejará entrar a los federales a la conferencia de hackers ("Defcon not the feds will let the hacker conference") | Fayerwayer
DefCon Hacker Conference to Feds: 'We Need Some Time Apart' | Mashable
FBI Spies on Suspected Criminals by Hacking Into Computers | Mashable
NSA at Defcon? More like No Spooks Allowed | NBC
There May Be Some Feds at Defcon After All | Nextgov (blog)
Hackere kaster ut FBI ("Hackers throw out FBI") | NRK
Ex-CIA official to address government-wary hackers | Reuters
NSA revelations could hurt collaboration with 'betrayed' hackers | Reuters
Feds asked not to attend Def Con hacker meeting over NSA scandal | RT
DefCon: Former DHS cyber official to private sector: Gov't can't help you with intelligence | SCMagazine
At a Hacker Conference, Plenty of Friendly Federal Agents | The New York Times
Security bods boycott DEF CON over closed door for feds | The Register
After Snowden leaks, feds lose their hacker cred at Def Con | The Verge
Def Con founder asks feds to skip hacker conference, citing high tensions after NSA leaks | The Verge
FBI Taps Hacker Tactics to Spy on Suspects | The Wall Street Journal
Obama: Technologies Can Block Snooping | The Wall Street Journal
Where Hackers and Spooks Mingle | The Wall Street Journal
FBI Tor exploit appears on Metasploit penetration tester forum | v3.co.uk
The Big Def Con Question: Would You Work for the NSA? | Vice
The NSA Is Not Spying on You, Claims NSA Official at DefCon | Vice
Without Def Con, the Feds Have a Hacker Recruitment Problem | Vice
Правительство США впервые не пригласили на конференцию хакеров DefCon ("The U.S. government is not the first time invited to the DefCon hacker conference") | VZ.ru
NSA SPY SCANDAL SPARKS HACKER REBELLION | WND
NSA shows how to really screw up a PR campaign | VentureBeat
Hacker community Ripped by Surveillance scandal | spyghana.com
US Government War On Hackers Backfires: Now Top Hackers Won't Work With US Government | Techdirt

Smart Devices and Homes

Can your "smart TV" watch you? | CBS
Smart TV camera hack creates a window into your home | CBS
Samsung's Smart TV can spy on you | Channel 24
'Smart homes' are vulnerable, say hackers | CNN
With the Rise of Malware, Your Dumb Home May Be Safer Than a Smart Home | Gotta Be Mobile
TVs to toilets: What will hackers target next? | MSN News
If you think cybercrime is scary now, just wait until hackers can control and monitor every object in your environment | Quartz
Consumer Device Hacking Concerns Getting Lost In Translation | Slashdot
How to Spy on Your Neighbors With a USB TV Tuner | Tom's Guide
Das Internet der gehackten Dinge ("The Internet of things chopped") | Zeit Online

Mobile Security/Malware

Can you hear me now? Yeah, hacked Verizon device can nab your texts and photos too | Computerworld
Femtocell hack reveals mobile phones' calls, texts and photos | CNN Money
Fake charger lets hackers infect iPhones | CBS
This Fake Charger Will Hide A Trojan In Your iPhone's Facebook App | Forbes
PIN-punching $200 robot can brute force every Android numeric screen-password in 19 hours | Boingboing
PIN-Punching Robot Can Crack Your Phone's Security Code In Less Than 24 Hours (Video) | Forbes
Russia home to text fraud 'cottage industry' | AFP/GloabalTimes
Russia home to text message fraud "cottage industry" | AFP/Phys . ORG
Anatomy Of A Russian Cybercrime Ecosystem Targeting Android | Dark Reading
DIY Total Information Awareness spying for cheap with CreepyDOL | Computerworld
'Creepy' spy computer turns your real big brother into the NSA | Digital Trends
One Hacked Android User Can Lead To An Enterprise Breach | Dark Reading
Hacker's Tiny Spy Computers Aim To Track Targets Around Entire Neighborhoods And Cities | Forbes
One third of all mobile malware is produced by just 10 Russian companies | Gigaom
Android's One-Click Google Auth Is a Buffet for Hackers | Gizmodo
Disposable Spy Computers Are Disturbingly Easy And Cheap To Make | Gizmodo AU
Compromising Google Accounts and enterprises via flaw in Android SSO | Help Net Security
Researchers create DIY IDS for identifying hacked smartphones | Help Net Security
Android Malware Will Hit One Million Mark in 2013 | IBTimes
Android one-click Google authentication method puts users, businesses at risk | IDG/Computerworld
Android One-Click Google Apps Access Cracked | InformationWeek
Hackers Convert Verizon Device Into Mobile Spy Stations | Mashable
Operation 'Dragon Lady' Uncovers Huge Russian Android SMS Fraud Network | Mashable
Malware-as-a-service blossoms in Russia, vendor research finds | Network World
Def Con conference: Android phone bug allows hackers to read texts and email | New York Daily News
How hackers tapped into my cellphone for less than $300 | NPR
Hack this: Researchers turn Verizon device into 'mobile spy station' | RT
Creativity in the cloud and traps of Russian malware | Russia Beyond the Headlines
Android hack opens access to users' email | T3
DEF CON: 30 Percent Of Mobile Malware Made By 10 Russian Firms | Techweek Europe
3D-printed 'Robotic Button Basher' cracks phones' PINs using persistence, luck | The Independent
A Cheap Spying Tool With a High Creepy Factor | The New York Times
Earn £8,000 a MONTH with bogus apps from Russian malware factories | The Register
Android mobile frauds: Russian malware leads | The Times of India/AFP
Inexpensive Cellular IDS Allows for Inspection of Cell Traffic | Threatpost
Researchers Hack Verizon Device, Turn it Into Mobile Spy Station | Voice of America
Researchers Develop DIY System to Detect Malware on Mobile Phones | Wired

Badge/Badge Challenge

Will Smith

Will Smith makes unexpected appearance at Defcon hacker conference | IDG/TechHive
Actor Will Smith Hangs Out With Hackers | Infopackets
Will Smith hace aparición sorpresa en la conferencia de hackers Defcon | PYSN Noticias
Will Smith faz aparição inesperada na conferência hacker Defcon | IDG Now

Social Engineering

EFF Crypto Shirt

Decrypting EFF's DEFCON crypto-challenge tee | Boingboing
Can You Solve the Encryption Puzzle In the EFF's Def Con T-Shirt? (Updated) | Gizmodo
EFFのDefConシャツ、解読できる人？("DefCon shirt EFF, somebody who can decipher?") | Gizmodo Japan

Documentary

DEFCON: A Documentary About the World's Largest Hacking Conference | Gizmodo
DEFCON: The Documentary, a record of the 20th annual conference | Metafilter
Hacker-Doku online: "Defcon: The Documentary" | Zeit Online
Watch this: 'Def Con: The Documentary' covers two decades of a giant hacker meetup | The Verge

IPV6

Facebook

What is Facebook doing at a hacker convention in Vegas? | The Verge
Facebook Makes Friends With Hackers | The Wall Street Journal

Wireless

Wi-Fi routers: More security risks than ever | C/NET
WiFi Pineapple Penetration-Testing Tool Sparks Interest at DEF CON | eWeek
The WiFi Pineapple makes it easy to hack wireless devices | FierceCIO

Misc

U of C prof heads to hackers' conference in Vegas | Calgary Herald
10 Sci-Fi Hacks That Are Now a Reality | Huffington Post
Researchers demo new IPv6 attack against Windows 8 PCs | ComputerWorldUK/Techworld
Criminal minds in the channel | CRN
Def Con 'Crack Me if You Can' Contest Picks Apart Passwords | eWeek
5 Top Targets for Today's Hackers | Forbes
The Type Of People Who Get Suckered By A Twitter Bot | Forbes
Wall Of Sheep Hacker Group Exposes NFC's Risks At Def Con 2013 | Forbes
Researcher builds botnet-powered distributed file storage system using JavaScript | IDG/Javaworld
"安全宝蓝莲花"盛放全球黑客海天盛筵 (" "Safe Treasure Blue Lotus" bloom global hacker Rendez-Vous ") | CCTV
Le botnet utilisé pour le stockage de fichier ("The botnet used for file storage") | ICT Journal
Q+A: Ralph 'The Ethical Hacker' Echemendia talks Snowden, Feds and DefCon | Las Vegas Sun
HOW DOES A VEGAS CASINO STAY SAFE DURING DEF CON? | Las Vegas Weekly
McAfee CTO Expected to Join Department of Homeland Security | Law.com
Defcon 21 : l'accès simplifié aux services Google pointé du doigt ("Defcon 21: simplified access to Google services fingered") | Lemonde Informatique
The 26-Year-Old Montana Legislator Fighting for Your Online Privacy | Mashable
DEF CON 21大会那些跌破眼球的创意 ("DEF CON 21 meeting those below the eye of the creative") | Zol . COM . cn
图片报道:全球最大黑客大会DEF CON 21 ("Photo Report: the world's largest hacker conference DEF CON 21") | Enet . com . cn
Forensic Experts Poke Holes in Snapchat and Facebook | Mashable
Def Con und Black Hat: Hacker und Geheimdienste treffen sich in Las Vegas | Netzpolitik
DEF CON Hackers Unveil a New Way of Visualizing Web Vulnerabilities | Slashdot
How should you protect yourself from cyber surveillance? | The Guardian
How should you protect yourself from cyber surveillance? | Raw Story
Convenient Google WebLogin Tokens Can Expose User Accounts, Data | Threatpost
Why making 'consent' the center of privacy law is important | VentureBeat

DEF CON 20

Keynote

NSA Boss Wants More Control Over the Net | Technology Review
U.S. Spy Chief Asks Hackers to Help Government Secure Internet | Reuters
NSA Chief: 'Internet at Great Risk, Needs Defense System' | MSNBC
NSA Chief Tells Hackers His Agency Doesn't Create Dossiers on All Americans - Wired

Badge News

Badges Meld Heiroglyphs, Circuitry and Cryptography for Hacker Scavenger Hunt | Engadget

Aviation

Next-Gen Air Traffic Control Vulnerable To Hackers Spoofing Planes Out Of Thin Air | Forbes.com
Curious hackers inject ghost airplanes into radar, track celebrities' flights | Computer World

SCADA

Power Plant Hack Talk, Free Tools Pulled From Def Con Lineup | Dark Reading

The Cloud

Researchers To Launch New Tools For Search Engine Hacking | Dark Reading

Consumer Protection

Hacker Delves into Secret World of Warranties | CNet

Event Reviews

Day One of DEF CON 20 | Computer World
DEFCON 20 Roundup: Lessons in Security | PC World
DEF CON Hackers Go Mainstream But Still Love to Party | MSNBC
Defcon Vending Room Showcases Tech of All Ages | CNet

Routers

VPN Security

Tools Released at Defcon Can Crack Widely Used PPTP Encryption | PC World
New Tool From Moxie Marlinspike Cracks Some Crypto Password | Wired
Defcon Wi-Fi Hack Called No Threat to Enterprise WLANs | Network World

Physical Security

The Singularity

Hacking Humanity: Human Augmentation on the Horizon | Network World
Cell Phone Battery Catches Fire, Burns Hacker's Tail at DEF CON | CNet

DEF CON Kids

DEF CON Kids: Hacking Roller Coasters and the Power Grid with Cell Phones | Network World
Gold Medal For Hacking? CyFi Should Win It | Huffington Post
DEFCON Kids Returns, Now With 0-Day | Wired
Notes from DEFCON and DEFCON Kids | BoingBoing
10-year old Girl Scout Owns Slow Game | BoingBoing
10-Year-Old Presents App Exploit at DefCon | PC Mag

NinjaTel

Defcon 20 Visitors Get Their Own 'Pirate' Cellular Network in Ninja Tel, Exclusive One V to Match | Engadget
A Phone Network Just for Hackers | WSJ.com
Meet Ninja Tel, DEF CON's Van-powered Pirate Cellphone Network | The Verge

Social Engineering

How a Lying 'Social Engineer' Hacked Wal-Mart | CNN Money
Rick Lax Tries Gaming the Gamers at DEFCON | Las Vegas Weekly
Social Engineer Hacks Wal-Mart from Defcon | BoingBoing

Movie Night

Hacking Vegas: 'MIT Mike' Aponte, Professional Blackjack Instructor, Teaches You to Count Cards | The Verge

DEF CON 19

General

When Hackers Become The Man | CNet
Wit and lethality: Preview of DEFCON 2011 | TechRepublic
DEFCON 19 - 2011 – Overview of the Conference | Global Security Mag
Lessons from Black Hat & Defcon 19 - It's Easier to be the Bad Guy | HP Community Blog
Picking Locks and Hacking Servers at Defcon | NY Times
Jailbreak Experts Comex, Geohot And Many More Spotted Together At DEFCON Party | Appadvice
Deb does DEFCON: Hacking conference tackles cyberwar and civil liberties | TechRepublic

Mobile Devices

Android could allow mobile ad or phishing pop-ups | CNet News
DefCon Dings Reveal Google Product Security Risks | Gizmodo
Vulnerability Found In Android That Allows For Phishing Scams and Pop-up Ads | Phandroid.com
Mobiles become emergency data network | BBC

Feds

At a Hacker Conference, Plenty of Friendly Federal Agents | NY Times

Facebook

Facebook Offers Cash To 'Bug Bounty Hunters' At DefCon Hacker Conference | Huffington Post

CDMA Phone Hack

CDMA and 4G Connections Compromised At DefCon 19? | TechCrunch
DEF CON 19 - hackers get hacked! | Full Disclosure

UAV/Aerial Hacking

WASP: The Linux-powered flying spy drone that cracks Wi-Fi & GSM networks | Geek.com
DIY aerial drone monitors Wi-Fi, GSM networks | The Register
Do-It-Yourself Hacker Drone Highlight of Hacker Conference | International Business Times
Build Your Own Camera, Launch It Like a Grenade | PCWorld
Geek hacks flare gun into wireless camera drone shooter | Slash Gear

Anonymous/LulzSec

Building A Better 'Anonymous'? | Information Week
Is LulzSec's Leader at DefCon? | PC Magazine
In Search of Anonymous: Down and Out in the Digital Age | Deliberately Considered (blog)
Search of Anonymous: Down and Out in the Digital Age Pt II | Deliberately Considered (blog)
Infosec Island's Scot Terban Replaces Aaron Barr at DEFCON | Infosec Island
Defcon panel: Anonymous is here. LulzSec is here. They're everywhere | Venture Beat
Hackers debate 'Anonymous' tactics at DefCon gathering | Agence France-Presse
Five Questions About Aaron Barr's DEFCON (by Aaron Barr) | Threatpost

DEF CON Kids

DEF CON Opens Its Doors To Pre-Teen And Teen Hackers | Washington Post
10-Year-Old Hacker Finds Flaws in Video Games | Fox News
Tween Hacker's Time-Travel Trick | Dark Reading
10-Year-Old Outs Security Flaw in iOS and Android Games | PCWorld
DefCon 19: 10-year-old code cracker reveals zero-day smartphone gaming security flaw | Infosecurity.com

Steven Levy

Author Steven Levy tells young hackers about their religion | DevBeat

Mikko Hypponen

Viruses: Destroying your systems for 25 years | CNet

Wall of Sheep

Charging Stations May be 'Juice-Jacking' Data from Your Cellphone | PCWorld

Marc Weber Tobias

Defcon Lockpickers Open Card-And-Code Government Locks In Seconds | Forbes
Wire pops lock certified for US defense facilities | AFP
Hackable High-Tech Locks Pose National Security Risks | Security News Daily

Hacking Through Power Lines

Hacking Home Automation Systems Through Your Power Lines | Wired Threat Level Blog
Def Con 19: Expert hacks X10 home-automation system | Consumer Reports

Social Engineering

Defcon Hacking Contest Targets Big Corporations (VIDEO) | Huffington Post

Moxie Marlinspike

DEFCON 2011: SSL and the future of authenticity | Naked Security Blog (Sophos)

CTF

European Nopsled Team win DEFCON 19 CTF | blog.satori.com

DEF CON 18

General

The hackers life – my weekend at Defcon | National Geographic Assignment Blog
Governments Battle to Stay Ahead of Threats on Internet, 'The Great Leveler' | PBS News Hour
Hackers Convene At Def Con 18 | NPR
Hackers With Enigmatic Motives Vex Companies | New York Times
Hacker Wonderland: DefCon 18 in Photos | Wired Threat Level Blog
Seven dangerous new computer hacks (and one silly one) that will change the future | io9
Hackers to flock to Black Hat, Defcon this week | CNet
Conference Wrap-Up: Apple, Google, BP And Others Spill Sensitive Data On The Phone | Forbes: The Firewall
Hackers turned gatekeepers: Digital vigilantes with a moral code | The Independent
Hackapalooza: ATM Spews Cash, Android App Swipes User Data, Digital Game Badges Battle | Fast Company
A tale of two conferences: Black Hat and Defcon photo gallery | Venture Beat
Takeaways from Black Hat and DEF CON | CNet: Reporter's Roundtable - ep 43
DEFCON 18 | Hurricane Labs

GSM Base Station

Week in review: Hacker intercepts phone calls, Facebook buys 18 patents | Reuters
Cell Phone Snooping: Cheaper And Easier Than Ever | Forbes
Hacker Spoofs Cell Phone Tower to Intercept Calls | Wired - Threat Level
Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon Demo | Dark Reading
FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk | PC World

Social Engineering

Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans' skills | Google News
Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers | CNet News
FBI sought data on Defcon 'social engineering' contest | Computer World
How to Steal Corporate Secrets in 20 Minutes: Ask | PC World
Social Engineers Successfully Gather Info | Dark Reading
Tech Insight: Building The Right Defense Against Social Engineering | Dark Reading
Cyber 'capture the flag' contest will premiere at DefCon | Federal News Radio

Badges

A Defcon badge unlike anything you have ever seen | CIO
This year's Defcon badge has a persistent display | Computer World
The Defcon Badge: Sleek, Stylish and Hackable | PC World
Exclusive Sneak Peek: DefCon Ninja Party Badge | Wired - Threat Level
DefCon Ninja Badges Let Hackers Do Battle | Slashdot

Google Malware

Google Has Two Times More Malware Than Bing, Yahoo, Twitter Combined | Dark Reading
Be Careful What You Search For | Information Week

WPA2

Other

Adobe to fix Reader hole unveiled at Black Hat | CNet News
Got an iPhone? There's an App for Hacking That | Technology Review
Hack attack hits ATM jackpots | Google News
Hackers to flock to Black Hat, Defcon this week | ZDNet
A Simple, But Effective, Way to Beat Internet Censorship | MIT Technology Review
How to Locate a Web User with a Few Clicks | MIT Technology Review
Warning Issued on Web Programming Interfaces | MIT Technology Review
Facebook's former top security officer says military and commercial cyber defense should be united | Social Beat
Software released for attacking Android phones | Reuters
Biometric and Other Locks Fail to Foil Hackers at DefCon | Wired - Threat Level
Researcher Reads RFID Tag From Hundreds Of Feet Away | Dark Reading
DEFCON 18 Quals: writeups collection | VN Security
DEFCON 18: LOCKS, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE - The Sidebar
Black Hat USA 2010 and DEF CON 18 Wrap Up | It's Tactical
See you at the Rio in 2011 | WiFi WLAN Media Blog
[Defcon] You Spent All That Money And You Still Got Owned… | Catch 22 InSecurity
[Defcon] SHODAN for Penetration Testers | Catch 22 InSecurity
[Defcon] Hacking Oracle From Web Apps | Catch 22 InSecurity
[Defcon] Exploiting WebSphere Application Server's JSP Engine | Catch 22 InSecurity

Video Coverage

Behind the Firewall – episode 010: Defcon 18 | Hacker News Network
TDSSKiller: Stop Google Malware, iPad Charging Help, New Kindle, Defcon 18, Lapt | Tekzilla
DEFCON 18 | Hak5
DEFCON 18 registration line at Black Hat USA | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: DEFCON Super Rocker 18 Guitar | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: DEFCON + Ninja Badge Combo | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Virus Propagation | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Web-of-Trust | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: GoatBar UPC Barcode Writer/Emulator | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Slot Machine | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: "You're Busted" Police Lights | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Personal Oscilloscope | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: TV-B-Gone | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Coffee/Drink Mixer | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Paper Badge Display | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: XXX Interactive | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Porn Theater | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Boob-Ma-Tron | Kingpin's YouTube
DC18 Badge Hack: Flava Flav Badge | Kingpin's YouTube
Tom and Andrew talk about Defcon 18 - GFQ Network
Defcon 18 - Goon Pirates storm the Toool presentation | Kallahar's YouTube
Defcon 18 - Siviak gets a goon hug | Kallahar's YouTube
Defcon 18 - Police firearms trainer | Humphrey Cheung's Vimeo
Defcon 18 - Las Vegas Gringo Warrior Lockpick - Routergods' YouTube
w00tb0t-Gringo-Warrior-Defcon-18 w00tb0t's YouTube
More Retro Computing at Defcon 18 Tekarien's YouTube
Defcon18 encrypted wifi effffn's YouTube
Dan Kaminski... I don't care | idontcare296's YouTube

DEF CON 17

Access Control

Electronic High-Security Locks Easily Defeated at DefCon | WIRED -Threat Level
Open Sesame! Network Attack Literally Unlocks Doors | WIRED -Threat Level

Badge

Exclusive Peek Inside DEF CON's High-Tech Badge | WIRED -Threat Level
Hacking The DEF CON 17 Badges | WIRED -Threat Level
Photos: Defcon badge inspires hacks | CNET
Hacking the Defcon 2009 badge | NetworkWorld.TV (YouTube)
DEF CON 17: Early Badge Details | Hack a Day
The Hacker's Badge Of Honor | Forbes
Kingpin's Defcon 17 badge | MAKE
Hacking the Defcon badges | CNET News, InSecurity Complex

Browser Sniffing

A Browser's View of Your Computer | MIT Technology Review

Credit Hacking

DefCon: 'Credit Hackers' Win the Credit Card Game … Legally | WIRED -Threat Level

CSRF

cPanel, Netgear and Linksys susceptible to nasty attack | The Register

Fake ATM

Fake ATM doesn't last long at hacker meet | IDG News
Hackers spot fake ATM. Could you? | Internet News

Feds

Defense Department eyes hacker con for new recruits | IDG News
Hackers: Uncle Sam (still) wants you! | Internet News

Hacking Sleep

Hacking Sleep | Forbes

Espionage

Korean 'journalists' booted from Defcon | IDG News

IP Video Hijacking

Researchers Hack IP Video | Dark Reading
Researchers offer tools for eavesdropping and video hijacking | CNET News - InSecurity Complex
Security Camera Hack Conceals Heists Behind Dummy Video | WIRED -Threat Level
Surveillance camera hack swaps live feed with spoof video | The Register

Social Engineering

Defcon air traffic control hacker: Excuse me while I change your aircraft's flight plan | Venturebeat

Misc

Hack-Proofing The Hackers | Forbes

MMORPG Expolits

Hackers Game a Multiplayer World | MIT Technology Review

Mystery Challenge

DEF CON 17 Mystery Challenge | WIRED -Threat Level
Mystery Challenge - DEF CON 17 | Security Ripcord

NOC

Inside The World's Most Hostile Network | WIRED -Threat Level

Overview

At Black Hat and Defcon, hackers talk shop | CNET
Ax0n's DEF CON 17 Wrap-up | HIR Information Report
DEF CON 17 | The Pulse Review
Defcon 17 hacks into Vegas | Las Vegas Weekly
Defcon: What to leave at home and other do's and don'ts | CNET
Hacking, Lock-Picking, Booze and Bacon: DEF CON 17 In Review | WIRED -Threat Level
Hanging with hackers can make you paranoid | CNN

RFID

Feds at DefCon Alarmed After RFIDs Scanned | WIRED -Threat Level
Fed's RFIDiocy pwnd at DEF CON | ZDNet Blog

Social Networks

Twitter: More Secure Than You Think | Forbes

SSL Hijacking

Dan Kaminsky Feels a disturbance in The Internet | SemiAccurate
Hackers expose weakness in visiting trusted sites | Associated Press
Researcher Exposes Flaws In Certificate Authority Web Applications | Dark Reading
Secure Browsing Takes A Beating | Forbes

UAV

Boffins showcase do-it-yourself flying spy drone | The Register

Software Update MITM

Defcon: New Hack Hijacks Application Updates Via WiFi | Dark Reading
Software Updates Vulnerable To Hijacking | Information Week
Using Software Updates to Spread Malware | CBS News

DEF CON 16

Badges

Defcon badges kill TVs | The Inquirer
Exclusive Defcon 16 Badge Sneak Peek | Wired Threat Level Blog

BGP Exploit

Hackers hacked at infamous DefCon gathering | Yahoo News
Revealed: The Internet's Biggest Security Hole | Wired Threat Level Blog
More on BGP Attacks -- Updated | Wired Threat Level Blog
Researchers exploit web protocol to hijack traffic | ZDNet.co.uk

Captcha

Captchas are easily hackable | The Inquirer

Crackpots

Dozier Internet Law: Hackers Hack Away at DefCon Annual Convention | John W. Dozier Jr. Blog - Another take on DEF CON

CTF

Naval Postgraduate School Wins Hacking Contest | Dark Reading
3@stplace?!? | atlas wandering blog
DefCon CTF 2008 | Nice walkthrough of CTF Event

Encryption

Encrypting Your Hard Disk is Not Safe Anymore: New Vulnerability Affects Microsoft, Intel, HP and Others | Market Watch

UAT

UAT Delivers at DEF CON | Market Watch

iPhone

Defcon 16 -- iPhone Used to Hack Wireless Systems | TechTree India

Lock Picking

Researchers Crack Medeco High-Security Locks With Plastic Keys | Wired Threat Level Blog
Shrinky Dinks As a Threat To National Security | Slashdot
Cracking high-security locks is child's play: experts | AFP
DEF CON 16: Plastic Keys; and JennaLynn Does it Again! | inSecurity.org - Marc Weber Tobias

MBTA vs. MIT

Agency sues to stop Defcon speakers from revealing gaping holes | The Register
Mass. transit authority flaw disclosure: A student speaks up | Computer World
MIT Students: 'T' Card System Easily Hacked | The Boston Channel
Federal judge halts Defcon talk on subway card hacking | The Register
Judge orders halt to Defcon speech on subway card hacking | Cnet News
Federal Judge in DefCon Case Equates Speech with Hacking | Wired Threat Level Blog
Judge orders halt to Defcon speech on subway card hacking | CNET News
Students blocked from presenting paper on security flaws in subway fare cards | USA Today Blog
MIT Coders' Free Speech At Stake | EFF.org
MBTA Makes A Mistake, Details On MIT Hack Released To Public | Chattahbox
Computer Scientists Ask Court to Reconsider Gag Order in DefCon Case | Wired Threat Level Blog
Boston Subway Hack Debate Intensifies | PC World
Judge lifts gag order on subway security hack | OUT-LAW News
Gag order lifted for students who hacked subway card | The Register
Judge Lifts MIT Subway Hack Gag Order | PC Magazine
Judge lifts fare card hack gag order, punts on 1st Amendment | Ars Technica
Exclusive Interview with MIT Subway Hacker Zack Anderson | Popular Mechanics
3 takeaways from security-flaw legal flap between MBTA, MIT students | Computer World

Mystery Challenge

The DefCon 16 Mystery Challenge | Wired Threat Level Blog
Mystery Box Challenge - Day One | Security Ripcord

NOC

A First Ever Look Inside The Defcon Network Operations Center | Wired Threat Level Blog

Overview

DEF CON Conference | Best of the Web Buzz Blog
Defcon opens with a bang, contests, and intrigue | Cnet News
Defcon ends with researchers muzzled, viruses written | Cnet News
DEF CON 16: List of tools and stuff released | ZDNet Zero Day Blog
Attack of the Show - Def Con Convention | G4 TV
Cookie-jacking: Potential security risk largely ignored by public | The Tech Herald

Social Networks

Facebook's (futile) malware exorcism - can social networks fight back? | ZDNet Blogs
LinkedIn Hack Demonstrates Ease of Impersonation | Dark reading
The ugly truth: Satan, social networks and security | ZDNet Blogs

SSL Cookie Hijiacking

Fighting fire with fire | IT News AU
A Good Reason To Go Full-Time SSL For Gmail | Slashdot
Security Researcher Defends Plan To Release Gmail Hacking Tool | Information Week

Wall of Sheep

Busted by Defcon's Wall of Sheep | The Norman Transcript

Warballooning

Covert operation floats network-sniffing balloon | Network World

DEF CON 15

Badges

Badge Hack at DefCon | Wired News

Banks

Security Bites Podcast: Defeating online banking security | Cnet News
How phishers defeat online banking controls | Cnet News
New Bank Practices Make Hacking Easier | Dark Reading

CTF

Capture the Experience | Dark Reading

Cyber War

Flash mob in Estonia | Cnet News

Disclosure

The Vulnerability Disclosure Game: Are We More Secure? | CSO Magazine
Hackers Welcome | Forbes

E-voting

E-Voting Certification Gets Security Completely Backward | Wired News

Feds

hackers:new allies in war on terror | The Times of India
Hackers sought as allies in war on terrorism and cyber crim | AFP
Defense Cyber Crime Center profiled | Federal Computer Week
I Married a Fed at DefCon | Wired News

General

Defcon 2007 ‚Äì Mayhem, mystery and marriage | TG Daily
In defense of Black Hat and Defcon | Cnet News
Black Hat 'supersizes' in Las Vegas | Cnet News
Letter From Hackerdom: Not the Same Old DEF CON, Black Hat | Washington Post Blog
Hackers, researchers gather for Black Hat, Defcon conventions | Mercury News
Basics: Black Hat Briefings and Defcon 15 | Mercury News
Takahashi: Foes mingle at Las Vegas hacking conferences | Mercury News
Takahashi: Good hackers and bad¬†(53%) | Mercury News
The romance and mystery of a good hack | The Register
Hacking for hijinks | The Register
A Defcon survival guide | The Register
Forbes Offers a Sympathetic Portrayal of Hackers | Slashdot
The past is prologue at Black Hat Briefings | Government Computer News
L0pht in Transition | CSO Magazine
DefCon Recap | Dark Reading
How to Land the Best Security Job | Dark Reading
Overheard at DefCon | Security Focus
Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws | SC Magazine
Educating hackers and defenders Hindu | Business Line
Podcast: News to know midday: Fake Steve; New iMac; DEF CON flap revisited | ZD Net
Top 10 geek vacations, Part II | InfoWorld

Germany

Hacker space movement sought for U.S. | Wired Blog
Germany enact 'anti-hacker' law | Channel Register
Germany enacts 'anti-hacker' law | The Register

Honeypots

Websense to Unveil Web 2.0 Threat Detection at Defcon | PC Magazine
Websence Protects Web 2.0 | ABC News
Websense to Unveil Web 2.0 Threat Detection at Defcon | Eweek
DEF CON - Websense lures Web 2.0 attackers with HoneyJax | Network World

iPhone

Iphone partially unlocked | TG Daily
Will the iPhone be iPwned? | Security Focus

Lock Picking

Picking locks the old-school way | Wired News
Medeco Readies Assembly-Line Fix for DefCon Lock Hack | Wired News
Ultra-High Security Locks Used by White House Easily Opened by 12-Year Old Girl | InfoWorld
Lockpicking for Geekkids | Wired Blog
White House High-Security Locks Broken: Bumped and Picked at DefCon | Wired News
Hackers click locks open at conference in US | AFP
The Study of Physical Hacks at DefCo | Slashdot
Anti-theft technology | Government Computer News
Simple Hack Can Unlock Most Any Office Door | CSO Magazine

Malware

Polymorphic Malware: A Threat That Changes on the Fly | CSO Magazine

Media Players

Researcher: Media players have critical flaws | MSNBC
Researcher: media players invite malware | ABC News

NBC Undercover

How an undercover NBC reporter was outed by hackers | Salon.com
Defcon: Hacks, Lies, and Videotape | Cio-Today
Dateline Mole Allegedly at DefCon with Hidden Camera -- Updated: Mole Caught on Tape | Wired News
Defcon drama: Undercover reporter bolts after outing | Cnet News
Middle America, Meet The Hacker | Forbes
Exposed undercover reporter flees hackers conference | AFP
Undercover 'Dateline' Reporter Outed, Flees from Defcon | PC Magazine
Undercover TV Producer Bootd from DefCon | ABC News
NBC muckraker gets hacked at Defcon | The Register
Dateline NBC Mole Outed At Defcon | Slashdot
DefCon: Hacking meetup infiltrated by Dateline 'media mole' | CIO Magazine
Undercover NBC Dateline reporter bolts from DEF CON 2007 | ZD Net
DefCon's Moss: Undercover Reporter Damages 'Neutral Zone' | Information Week
NBC Dateline's "Catch a Predator" Series Pays Cops and Undercover "Victims" -- UPDATED | Wired News

Rootkits

The Great Rootkit Debate | Dark Reading

SCADA

Hacker shows flaw in software that controls key infrastructure | Computer Crime Research Center
America's Hackable Backbone | Forbes
Researcher: Flaw Exposes Hack Threat | Fox
Researcher worries about cyber-hijackers | MSNBC
Hacker shows flaw in software that controls key infrastructure | Mercury News

Social Networks

FaceBook

FaceBook code leaked on Site | ABC News

MySpace

Hackers: Networking Sites Flawed | The St. Petersburg Times
By and thanks for the MySpace 'cookies' | The Brunei Times
| Hackers: Social Networking Sites Flawed Fox
Hackers: Social networks vulnerable | USA Today
MySpace weakness patched, hacker's profile deleted | AFP
Myspace Hacker's Profile Deleted | ABC News
Morning Buzz: Aug. 6, 2007 | U.S. News and World Report
'myspace, others vulnerable to hackers" | Time

Speakers

Sam Bowne

Teaching hacking helps students, professors say | Security Focus
Teaching hacking helps students, professors say | Dark Reading

Zac Franken

2 Screws, 1 Plastic Cover, How Many Airports Infiltrated? | Eweek
Open Sesame: Access Control Hack Unlocks Doors | Wired News
Access Card Systems -- Trivially Vulnerable | Washington Post Blog

Lukas Grunwald

Buffer Overflow Found in RFID Passport Readers | Slashdot
Arphid Watch: A Passport Crashing Technique | Wired Blog
Scan this guy's e-passport and watch your system crash | ABC News

Thomas Holt

An Inside Look at Internet Attackers' Black Marke | PCWorld
Online Crooks Fine-tune Selling of Malware | CIO India
Malware: Serious Business | Forbes
An Inside Look at Internet Attackers' Black Marke | ABC News
Black market for malware a thriving place | The Register
Malware: Serious Business | Dark Reading

Mikko Hyyponen

There's hope for stopping mobile malware | InfoWorld

Charlie Miller

An interview with hacker Charlie Miller on dealing with Apple, hacking the iPhone, the vulnerabilities of Leopard, and responsible disclosure | Mercury News

HD Moore

Hacking Without Exploits | Dark Reading

Scott Moulton

A Visit to the Drive Doctor | Dark Reading

Vendors

AirDefense

New Wireless Security Threats Revealed at Defcon 15 | Government Technology
AirDefense Makes New Detection And Protection Methods Available to Customers | Networkcomputing

AirTight

AirTight Revealed Potent Variant of Evil Twin at DEF CON 15 | Web Services Journal NJ

AMD

Is AMD's 65nm SOI process broken? | ZD Net

Finjan

Finjan Identifies Important Vulnerability in Windows Vista's Contact Gadget, Leading to a Security Update Issued by Microsoft | ITNews Italy

Immunity

Exploits in the Fast Lane | Dark Reading
Security firm makes it easy to come up with attack code | ComputerWorld UK
Defcon: Security firm automates generation of attack code | ComputerWorld
Immunity releases new exploit-writing tool | ComputerWeeklyUK
Security firm makes it easy to come up with attack code | Tech World
Security firm makes it easy to come up with attack cod | ComputerWorld UK
Defcon: Security firm automates generation of attack code | ComputerWorld
Immunity releases new exploit-writing tool | ComputerWeeklyUK
Immunity releases new exploit-writing tool | Search Security
Immunity says debugger tool will cut zero-day attacks | ComputerWeeklyUK
Immunity Unleashes Automatic Exploit Tool | PC Magazine
Securty Firm Autmates Attack Code Generation | ABC News
Defcon: Security firm automates generation of attack code | CIO Magazine

ISEC

How to break forensics software | The Inquirer
Researcher Finds Media Player Flaws | Fox
Researcher: media players invite malware | USA Today

Microsoft

Attackers target two Microsoft security flaws | Search Security
Microsoft to update critical Windows, Office, flaws. | Search Security

Mozilla

Mozilla: 10-Day Patch Guarantee 'Not our Policy' | IDG News Service

Wall of Sheep

net.wars: Wall of sheep | Newswireless.com

Web Hacking

Browsing the Intranet Problem | Dark Reading
Internet Explorer and Your Web Site's Privac | Washington Post Blog
Hackers bite into "cookies" to plunder user data from websites | AFP

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi hot spots are easy prey for hackers | Detroit Free Press
Your Wi-Fi can tell people a lot about you | Cnet News
Public Wi-Fi use raises hacking risk | USA Today
Flash: Public Wi-Fi even more insecure than previously thought | The Register
DEF CON to Demo New Wi-Fi Hacks | Security News Portal

Xerobank

XeroBank Launches Anonymizing Tool Suite | Dark Reading

DEF CON 14

Badges

Defcon aims to thwart counterfeit badges | ABC News
Defcon Badges go high tech | The Inquirer

Blackberry

BlackBerry a Juicy Hacker Target | Wired News
BlackBerry flaw highlights growing mobile device risks | Search Security
D'Aguanno demonstrates Blackberry attack | The Inquirer
Is Your Blackberry a Hacker's Back Door? | CFO
Security Researcher To Release Code That Could Help Exploit BlackBerry Security Flaw | Information Week
The Week Ahead, Aug. 14-18, 2005 | Forbes
Trojan malware takes a bite out of BlackBerry | Computer World
BlackBerry hacking peril exposed | The Register

Blue Pill

Introducing Blue Pill | The Invisible Things

Bots

Defcon Speakers Team Up to Fight 'Queen Bots' | Washington Post

Conference Overview

Defcon 14 report: DAY TWO Zone-H
Piratas informáticos a todo vapor | BBC Mundo
Black Hat and Defcon 2006: SecurityFest | PC World
Defcon 14 report: DAY ONE | Zone-H
Defcon 14 Wrapup, at Long Last | Washington Post
DefCon Delays Can't Stop the Madness | Washington Post
Defcon gets off to a late start | CNET News
Defcon growing pains - Rush of people delay opening | TG Daily
Hacker Pranks at Defcon and Black Hat in Las Vegas Emphasize Computer Security | MIT Tech Review
Hackers and G-men to descend on Las Vegas | MSNBC.com
Hackers and trackers mixing and mingling | International Herald Tribune
Hackers gather at confab to penetrate computers, pick locks, spray pellets | Washington Post
Hackers meet to exploit computer flaws | Fox News
Las Vegas braces for computer security gurus | TG Daily
Las Vegas hosts computer security events | SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Reunión mundial de piratas informáticos en Las Vegas | El Pais
Suits and punks convene in Las Vegas for hacker conferences | USA Today
Talking with the Dark Tangent | Washington Post
Two Former Federal Agents Talk About Computer Forensics, Network Security and Computer Crime. | CyberSpeak

Contests

IT Security through contests, sponsored by Pepsi | The Inquirer
Hackers meet to exploit computer flaws | Fox News

CTF

Elite programmers compete in CTF at DEF CON | ZD Net
UF security professionals win world's largest ‘hacking’ competition | University of Florida News

Device Driver

Even offline computers can be hacked, researchers say | USA Today
Experts Discuss Wireless Vulnerability | MS Money
Researchers show 'systemic' wireless vulnerability | International Herald Tribune

DNS

DNS amplification attacks explained | The Inquirer

Feds

Defcon 2006: Hackers can work for the Feds - no degree required | TG Daily
FBI: Cybercriminals Taking Cues From Mafia | PC World
Feds court infosec pros in fight against cybercrime | Search Security
Meeting the Feds at the Def Con Hacker Fair | NPR Radio
When Online Crooks Advertise | Washington Post

Google

Johnny Long interview | CyberSpeak

Hardware

Defcon 14 Full of Amazing Hardware Hacks | Slashdot

IBM

- Legacy protocol puts IBM mainframes at risk Search Security

IPv6

The state of IPv6 has to be seen to be believed | The Inquirer

Jackpotters

Defcon 2006: Casinos could be losing millions to slot machine hackers | TG Daily

Malware

Cult Of The Dead Cow Puts Malware Samples Online | Windows IT Pro

Microsoft

Microsoft Challenges Hackers On Vista | CBS News

Offensive Computing

Cult Of The Dead Cow Puts Malware Samples Online | Windows IT Pro

Oracle

Defcon 2006: Oracle not so "unbreakable" | TG Daily

Passport

Is RFID tracking you? | CNN
Researchers: E-passports pose security risk | CNET
Biometric passports cracked | Computing
British biometric passport hacked | The Inquirer
E-Passport ally responds to cloning claims | Security Focus
Hacker Cracks, Clones RFID Passport | Tech News World
Researchers expose e-passport vulnerability | Search Security
Researchers: E-passports pose security risk | ZD Net Asia
Security fears threaten RFID adoption | ITWeek

Traveling Terabyte

Traveling Terabyte Project helps soldiers keep in touch with Defcon | TG Daily

VOIP

VoIP Abuse at BlackHat, Zimmermann to kick off DEF CON | VON Magazine
E-mail security hero takes on VoIP | CNET News
Zfone for VoIP ready for testing | The Inquirer
Zimmermann: Borderware Licenses Zfone Technology | VON Magazine

Wall of Sheep

Wall of Sheep at DEF CON illustrates what not to do | ZD Net

War Driving/Wi-Fi

War driving by rocket at 6,800 feet | Security Focus
A wireless hacking computer that can't be hacked | TG Daily
The Black Hat Wi-Fi exploit coverup | NewsForge

Worms

Researchers warn over Web worms | Security Focus

DEF CON 13

Conference Overview

Zero Day | Infoworld Blog
Security Fix | Washington Post Blog - Defcon Day 1
Slashdot | DEF CON Coverage Round-up at Make
Hackers and foes exchange ideas | International Herald Tribune - AP
Las Vegas Weekly | Written by Defcon Speaker Patty Walsh
Hackers prowess on display | Statesman
Kisses and Renderman brave INQ snapperazzi | The Inquirer
Hacking hardware on display- The Inquirer
Hackers Head To DefCon In Vegas
Hackers show off abilities at Defcon | Miami Herald

Conference Overview - Blogs

RantMedia at DEF CON XIII | Rantmedia Community | Blog by RantRadio
Otinia | Blog entry with impressions of DC
DefCon 13 | Trip Report for the Distributed systems department at Lawrence Berkely Lab
Andrew Mudd [AndrewMudd.com] :: DefCon 13 No-Pictures-Yet Wrap Up | Blog
My EXCEPTIONALLY lengthy and yet contentless DEF CON review! | Blog by attendee on Johnny Long's forum
Freedom Lives: Defcon 13 Archives | Blog
Kitchen Sink Web Blog Archive DefCon 13 roundup | Blog from attendee
Insomnygen: Defcon 13 | Blog
Defcon 101: no show speakers, long lines, and total chaos. - The Jason Calacanis Weblog - calacanis.weblogsinc.com _ | Blog
Emergent Chaos: Defcon Coverage? | Blog of Adam Shostack
Who Has Time For This?: CiscoGate at DEF CON | Blog by David Cowan
Blog for DIAMONDKT | Blog by attendee - extensive length
DEF CON 13 Reading List at Daniel Spisak on Technology | Blog entry highlighting authors favorite talks
DEF CON 13 Aftermath at Daniel Spisak on Technology | Blog of attendee
SynapticTransmissions.com | Attendee Blog
SynapticTransmissions.com | Attendee Blog - Day 3
SynapticTransmissions.com | Attendee Blog - day 2
SynapticTransmissions.com | Attendee Blog - Day 1
Ants on the MelonBlog Archive Friday at DefCon 13 | Blog entry
Ants on the MelonBlog Archive Saturday at DefCon, Blackjack in Vegas | Blog
Ants on the MelonBlog Archive End of DefCon, Deep Fried Twinkies | Blog (day 3 review)
Russell's blog | Blog entry by attendee
timbrown: Okay, so I'm back on UK time... | Blog entry by attendee
http://sneak.datavibe.net/blog/read?id=1076 | Blog entry by attendee
Carbon Ring: DefCon 13 Part II | Blog entry by attendee
Carbon Ring: DefCon 13 Part I | Blog entry by attendee
The Edge of I-Hacked DEF CON 13!! | Blog entry

WiFi Shootout

Rupert Goodwins' Diary - ZDNet UK Comment | Blog
Team iFiber Redwire Sets New WiFi Distance Record - Digital-Lifestyles.info
Slashdot | 125-Mile WiFi Connection | Slashdot article on WiFi shootout
New wireless record claimed | Tech News on ZDNet
Boing Boing: Third Annual Defcon Wifi Shootout Contest | Pre DC Coverage of WiFi Shootout
Boing Boing: DefCon WiFi shootout champions crowned: 125 miles | BoingBoing Blog Entry after event
Belkin intros sub-$100 G Plus MIMO router line - Engadget - www.engadget.com | Product announcement mentioning recent DC Wi-Fi world record
Unamplified WiFi distance record set at 125 miles - Engadget - www.engadget.com | Blog
Record Set at DefCon WiFi Shootout | By Pedro Hernandez [enterpriseplanet]
heise online - New WLAN long-distance world record
Tom's Hardware Guide: Tom's Hard News | WiFi Shootout record
Wi-Fi Toys | Wi-Fi blog entry on shootout record
Wired News: Hackers Annihilate Wi-Fi Record

Bluetooth

The Car Whisperer, Bluesnarfing for hands-free - Engadget - www.engadget.com

KegBot

Wall of Sheep

Wall of Sheep - I see stupid people
[ISN] Wall of Sheep - I see stupid people
Passing the conference 'sniff' test | Talks about several conferences.
Security Awareness for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless: Into the Valley of Death | Blog by Winn Shwartau (he gives pre-con advice on avoiding the wall of sheep)

Capture The Flag

WiFi Security

WiFi access points go nuclear
Live from DefCon: WiFi bouncing - Engadget - www.engadget.com | Engadget blog entry (Live from DC)
Wireless access security tool moves past prototype stage | WaveSEC story
AirDefense Reports Nearly 2,500 Wireless Attacks at DefCon; Evil Twin Attacks Moving from Masquerading to Injection - Forbes.com | AirDefense PR regarding hostile activity on the Defcon network.
Wireless Noise Hampers DefCon; Impact of Non-Wi-Fi Interference Surprises Observers at Hacker Conference | Press release by company analyzing interference issues [AirMagnet]
Nevada legalizes wireless handheld gambling - Engadget - www.engadget.com | Pre-DC article mentioning how DC hackers will enjoy wireless handheld gambling
The INQ Guide to finding wardriving supplies
Wireless Developer Network
Internet News Article | Reuters.co.uk | PluggedIn: Wireless networks -- easy pickings for hackers
Tom's Hardware Guide: Tom's Hard News | WiFi pistol appears at Defcon
InformationWeek > Wireless > When Networking Wirelessly, Beware The Microwave > August 2, 2005

Lockpicking

How to pick an IT lock at Defcon 13 | Article with pictures (The Register/TheInquirer)

EFF

Dunk the hacker and be a net society contributor | The Inquirer

Feds

Macworld UK - Defcon draws federal recruiters | Macworld staff blurb quoting Wells from Reuters report
US officials go to hackers' convention to recruit | Reuters
PC Pro: News: US authorities recruiting at Defcon | Short blurb by Simon Aughton
CNN.com - Feds recruiting hackers at Defcon - Aug 11, 2005 | CNN copy of reuters article
U.S. government hiring more hackers

Infra-red

Google

GoldBlogger Hacker Teaches Click Fraud At Conference! | Blog entry on Adwords hacking
Hacking Google Adwords - Defcon Panel recap - The Jason Calacanis Weblog | Lengthy Blog by attendee on the hacking google adwords
Hacker Teaches Click Fraud At Conference! - addict3d.org

RFID

Hackers demonstrate their skills in Vegas | Business Week, Aug 1. Greg Sandoval
RFID: There you are!: ZDNet Australia: News: Hardware

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DEF CON 12

Print Articles

Red Herring (Feb 2005): DT comments on Antivirus Guarantee.
Wired Magazine (Dec 2004): Bluesnarfing and other DC12 coverage in the article "When Cell Phone Hackers Attack".
FHM Magazine (Dec 2004): DEF CON was featured in the December 2004 issue of FHM.
Wired Magazine (Nov 2004): Blurb on the DC 12 Wi Fi Shootout.

General/Misc

Slashdot - Defcon 12 Running Man Contest | Local Copy
Slashdot - Slashdot | Blackhat/Defcon Report | Local Copy
Slashdot - DEF CON 12 - After the Hangover | Local Copy
Slashdot - Combining Port Knocking With OS Fingerprinting | Local Copy
The Register - Rampant capitalism upsets delicate Reg reader | Local Copy
The Register - Vegas braces for DEF CON | The Register | Local Copy
The Register - VoIP hackers gut Caller ID | Local Copy
PC World - PDA Viruses Could Get Nasty | Local Copy
PC World - PCWorld.com - School for Hackers | Local Copy
Blogs.PC World - Today @ PC World - New MyDoom Strikes Search Engines | Local Copy
The Inquirer - Hackers and establishment to mingle at DEF CON | Local Copy
The Inquirer - DEF CON 12: Feds Yes, Anarchy No. | Local Copy
TomsHardware - Hackers descend on Las Vegas | Local Copy
TomsHardware - Defcon 12's Fear and Hacking in Vegas | Local Copy
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas SUN: Hackers gather in Vegas for annual digital huddles | Local Copy
MarketPlace Public Radio - Marketplace Morning Report for August 2, 2004 | Local Copy
Las Vegas City Life - Hacking the planet | Local Copy
Searchsecurity - REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Impressions of DefCon 12 | Local Copy
Searchsecurity - Capture the Flag competitions can net far more than fun | Local Copy
PCWorld - Feds Seek a Few Good Hackers | Local Copy
ZDNet - Hackers plan global game of 'capture the flag' | Local Copy
Geek.Com - Global Capture the Flag game for hackers | Local Copy
ZDNet - Why you should Google yourself--and often | Local Copy
NewsForge - Google hacks are for real | Local Copy
NewsForge - Blackhat/Defcon: The final report | Local Copy
NewsForge - DEF CON 12: Opening Day | Local Copy
ComputerWeekly - Hackers conference shown how to bypass Active Directory controls | Local Copy
eBCVG - Training Ethical Hackers: Training the Enemy? | Local Copy
Forbes Technology Playing Role in GOP Protests | Local Copy

EFF & DVR

Wired - Group Warns DVRs Endangered | Local Copy
Telecom Web - EFF's Digital Television Liberation Project Starts Its Engines | Local Copy

Wireless & Wifi Shootout

Slashdot - DefCon WiFi Distance Competition Calls For Entrants | Local Copy
Slashdot - DEF CON WiFi Shootout Winners Set A Land Record | Local Copy
Slashdot - The Dark Side Of DefCon's Wireless Network | Local Copy
Slashdot - Ready, Aim, HACK! | Local Copy
Wi-Fi Planet - High Noon for High Range Wireless | Local Copy
USA Today - Teens' wireless feat could be world record | Local Copy
LocalTechWire - AirDefense Says Hackers Growing More Sophisticated | Local Copy
TechWeb - Techweb > News > WLAN security > Wireless Hacks Growing Threat > August 3, 2004 | Local Copy
Wired - Wired News: Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert | Local Copy
TomsHardware - Wireless Wizardy and chaos during at talk at Defcon | Local Copy
ComputerWire - WiFi and Bluetooth Distance Records Smashed | No Local Copy - pay site
TheRegister - Wi-Fi 'sniper rifle' debuts at DEF CON | The Register | Local Copy
P2PNet - Wi-Fi ground distance record | Local Copy
P2PNet - Bringing goatse - Local Copy
InternetWeek - WLAN Attacks Getting More Sophisticated, Vendor Says - Local Copy

Bluetooth

Slashdot - Bluesniper Creator Interviewed on Gizmodo | Local Copy
Gizmodo - IMterview With Bluetooth Hacking Flexilis's John Hering | Local Copy
PCWorld - PCWorld.com - Bluetooth Phones Could Leak Data | Local Copy
P2PNet - Bluetooth mobile snipers | Local Copy
Wired - Wired News: Security Cavities Ail Bluetooth | Local Copy
Esato - Bluetooth-cracking gun | Local Copy
SearchNetWorking - Bluetooth: Security's 'silent killer' | Local Copy

Evoting

NYTimes - The New York Times > Opinion > Editorial Observer: Rolling Down the Highway, Looking Out for Flawed Elections | Local Copy
IHT (same as NYTIMEs story) - Meanwhile: Chasing down flaws in electronic voting | Local Copy
Slashdot - Hackers, Public Differ Greatly On E-voting | Local Copy
News.com - Poll: E-voters not so afraid of election-day hacks | CNET News.com | Local Copy
GCN - Government Computer News (GCN) daily news -- Public and experts split over e-voting security | Local Copy
ZDNet - Poll: E-voters not so afraid of election-day hacks - News - ZDNet | Local Copy
ComputerWorld - Can you hack the vote? | Local Copy
ComputerWorld - Public, security experts' e-voting views differ sharply | Local Copy
GCN - Government Computer News (GCN) daily news; Public and experts split over e-voting security | Local Copy

DNS

News.com - Internet's 'white pages' allow data attacks - Local Copy
Slashdot - Network Attacks Via DNS | Local Copy
Silicon.Com - DNS hack leaves corporate networks wide open - silicon.com | Local Copy
CBROnline - Researcher says DNS can stream voice, control Trojans - Computer Business Review | Local Copy

Anonymity

Slashdot - Tor: A JAP Replacement | Local Copy
Wired - Wired News: Onion Routing Averts Prying Eyes | Local Copy
CBROnline - Tor offers onion routing for anonymity | Local Copy
CBROnline - Freenet project struggles with overload | Local Copy

Press Releases

Net Security - Syngress Publishing Announces the Release of "Zero Day Exploit ... | Local Copy
Itseccity - DEF CON : One-Hundred Leading Hackers to Present New Material to ... | Local Copy
Biz.Yahoo - Wireless LAN Attacks are Moving from Discovery Mode to Manipulation | Local Copy
BusinessWire - LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Exhibitor Profiles | Local Copy
MarketWire - Immunix Introduces YaST GUI to Help Users of Novell's SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server Simplify Application Security Management | Local Copy
LockerGnome - No Starch Press Authors To Make Appearance At DEF CON 12 | Local Copy

Blogs/Small Articles

FSecure - Mikko's blogging on DC12 | Local Copy
Engadget - Live from DefCon: The Sniper Yagi - Engadget - www.engadget.com | Local Copy
Engadget - Who you gonna call? The BlueSniper - Engadget - www.engadget.com | Local Copy
Engadget - Live from DefCon: WiFi bouncing | Local Copy
BoingBoing - Replace every image on a WiFi network with goatse.cx - Local Copy
BoingBoing - Defcon Wi-Fi shootout results - Local Copy
BoingBoing - Sniper rifle modded to be WiFi antenna - Local Copy
BoingBoing - Defcon Wifi Shootout Contest - Local Copy
BoingBoing - WiFi shootout in Vegas - Local Copy
DC404 - Defcon Atlanta Group Write-up | Local Copy

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DEF CON 11

The Trade Show Floor: Def Con 0xB | Darth Elmo, Linux Journal - Local Copy
Security pros talk, but can they walk? | CNET news.com - Local Copy
Waiting for the worm to turn up | CNET news.com - Local Copy
Robot 'guard dog' protects Wi-Fi setups | CNET news.com - Local Copy
Hacking contest promotes security | CNET news.com - Local Copy
DEF CON '03: Myth, Reality and Pictures | the inquirer - Local Copy
COMPUTER SECURITY: Searching for the full truth | Las Vegas Review Journal - Local Copy
Vegas' Hackers' Meeting Stresses e-danger | Las Vegas Sun - Local Copy
Wireless network worries? Get a dog! | geek.com - Local Copy
Internet threat looms as thousands of hackers meet | Forbes.com - Local Copy
Hand-Held Devices Easy to Hack, Security Experts Say | Washington Post - No Local Copy (please provide!)
Hackers get lesson in the law | CNET news.com - Local Copy
Has 'haven' for questionable sites sunk? | CNET news.com - Local Copy
Mitnick unveiled in more crazy DEF CON 03 photos, Root-Fu ceremony captured | the inquirer - Local Copy
Programmer shows why he's got game | In Business Las Vegas - No Local Copy (please provide!)
HavenCo's Gilbert & Sullivan Journey | the inquirer - Local Copy

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DEF CON 10

Vegas Braces for Hackers | Wired
Defcon: Va-Va-Va Voom, Las Vegas | Wired
Defcon: A Veritable Hack Fest | Wired
Patrick's Def Con X Report: Day One
How to Win Def Con's Capture the Flag Contest
Putting fun back into hacking | ZDNet
Shock! Maturity rules at hack fest | SMH
Hackers Called Truthseekers, Problem-Solvers
Reality Douses DefCon Camaraderie | PCWorld

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DEF CON 9

Patrick Brauch of C'T talks about Defcon (auf Deutsch) | Local Copy
Defcon 9 Review - En Espanol! | Local Copy
CNET - Defcon Grows Up - Robert Lemos - Local Copy
CNET - Hacking for Human Rights - Robert Lemos - Local Copy
IDG - CdC Redefines Hacktivism - Sam Costello
The Guardian - Hats off to the Hackers - Simon Edwards - Local Copy
DFWCUG - What I did on my summer vacation | Opcom - Local Copy
BBC News - FBI Arrests alleged copyright hacker - Mark Ward - Local Copy
ZDNet - Are 'White Hat' hackers unfairly under seige? | Robert Vamosi - Local Copy
The Register - Hackers run amok during Defcon - John Leyden - Local Copy
IDG - A Virus to fight viruses[sic] - Sam Costello - Local Copy
Jon Sullivan's Blog on DC9, Part 1 | Local Copy
Jon Sullivan's Blog on DC9, Part 2 | Local Copy

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DEF CON 8

ABC News has an intersting but shallow slide show overview of DEF CON 8.
TechTV.com's cybercrime had extensive coverage of the convention. This is the main page.
Hackers aren't criminals | they're the best kind of security - Laird Brown
Black Hat/Def Con: The Magic is in the Mix. - Richard Thieme
VarBusiness messes up an article and mis quotes Russ. - Carol Ellison - Local Copy
Specter Of Network Attacks Looms Anew, | Max Smetannikov, Inter@ctive Week - Local Copy
Hackers won't give Pentagon a break | Jim Wolf, Reuters - Local Copy
Specter Of Network Attacks Looms Anew: Computer Snatchers Invade - Local Copy
Is DEF CON turning legit? | Robert Lemos, ZDNet - Local Copy
Hackers: Uncle Sam wants you! | Robert Lemos, ZDNet - Local Copy
Do security holes demand full disclosure? | Weld Pond, @Stake - Local Copy
Why DEF CON beats H2K. - Drew Ulricksen, ZDNet News
Why it's a 'Summer of Hacking'. | Joel Deane, ZDNet News - Local Copy
Jason Scott has a DEF CON Diary located at cow.net - Local Copy

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DEF CON 7

Boardwatch Magazine - Doug Mohney - THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - DEF CON 7 | September Issue, 1999
Wired News - Two pretty good articles from
- Wired News - Polly Sprenger - Fear and Hacking in Las Vegas | July 10, 1999 - Local Copy
- Wired News - Polly Sprenger - Def Con: Brin in Da Noise | July 8, 1999 - Local Copy
The Arizona Republic - Bruce Meyerson - Tools of the trade | July 9, 1999
CBS.com - Hacker Eline Meet In Vegas | July 10, 1999
ABC NEWS.com - Michael J. Martines - Hackers Having a Blast | July 9, 1999
ZD TV has a section in the CyberCrime area for DEF CON with these different articles

ZDTV - Alex Wellen - Def Con Writ Large | July 13, 1999
ZDTV - Alex Wellen - Closing in on Def Con | July, 1999
Remembering the First Def Con. (Note: Contains some factual errors, but still good) - Local Copy
ZDNet - Inter@ctive Week Online - Doug Mohney - Hacker Fest: Serious Party | July 28, 1999

Kevin Poulson had a few pieces about DEF CON
- My First Def Con - On finding decadence and dialogue in the desert | July 14, 1999
- He had this to say about InfoWar, in a question that was brought up to him at DEF CON 7.0.
MSNBC had a couple of articles
- XDNNs Robert Lemos had an article about the media causing hacking.
- MSNBC - Should you care about DEF CON? | July 12, 1999
- MSNBC - Bob Sullivan - Hackers descend on Las Vegas | July 9, 1999.
CNET News.com - Tim Clark - Hackers attack their own kind | July 9, 1999 Local Copy
CNN had several articles:
- CNN - DefCon '99 draws security experts from both sides | July 12, 1999 - Local Copy
- CNN - DefCon 99: Games hackers play | July 13, 1999 - Local Copy
- CNN - Convicted hacker gives advice at DefCon | July 13, 1999 - Local Copy
- CNN - DefCon demos the latest chaos | July 14, 1999 - Local Copy
- CNN - Back Orifice 2000 under control | July 15, 1999 - Local Copy
- CNN - Bad rap for Back Orifice 2000? | July 21, 1999 - Local Copy
USA Today newspaper wrote Hacking into a new age.
Infoworld had a couple pieces about Black Hat and DEF CON.

this nice piece about Black Hat and DEF CON. - Local Copy
Infoworld - Matthew Nelson - 2,500 hackers gather in Las Vegas for DefCon | July 11, 1999

Computerworld had this short piece: Latest hacker tool will target NT desktops.
PCWorld News - Andrew Brandt - Hacker Games: From Trivia to Wrestling July 10, 1999 - Local Copy
PCWorld News - Hackers Gather in Vegas.
PCWorld News - Andrew Brandt - Hack-a-thon Demos the Latest Chaos | July 12, 1999 - Local Copy
Parse has several Real Media interviews of stuff around DEF CON.. check it out in thesection.
Psuedo has some Video of DC7

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DEF CON 6

NYTimes - Hacker Convention Takes On a Corporate Tone by By MATT RICHTEL | Local Copy
NYTimes - The Hacker Myth Crumbles at Convention | Local Copy
CNN - Hackers: the good, the bad, the ugly | Local Copy | Wav File from CNN Story
CNN - Hackers claim to find security holes in Microsoft's Windows | Local Copy
Infoworld - Attendees beware: A Black Hat in the sun can scorch your brain | Local Copy
Infoworld - Black Hat: We have seen the enemy and they are ... being interviewed on CNN | Local Copy
ZDNet - DEF CON: Fear and fascination in Las Vegas | Local Copy

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DEF CON 5

ABC News with a picture of AJ and Deth Veggie. By Angie Bluethman.
Hackers turn up heat at DEF CON V, from the Secure Computing Security Newsletter. By Holly Knox, Internet Security Editor
ZDNet's Hackers invade Vegas. By Robert Lemos.
Netly News If you build it, they will Con. By Declan McCullagh - Local Copy
The Site's Fear and Hacking in Las Vegas by Joel Deane.
Crooks Hook Clueless Hackers by Joel Deane.
Special to the Mercury News West magazine It takes a hacker to catch a hacker Four parts, by Jonathan Littman.
Here are the pictures from the article thanks to Lockheed for scanning them.
Computer World's Fear and Hacking in Las Vegas (Common article title, eh?) by Michael Schrenk. - Local Copy
The Vominator's heart wrenching experiences at DEF CON V.
Krusty's TDYC review of DEF CON V.
Soul to Squeeze writes about the con.
Lockheed's account of what the hell happened.
Thanks to Ophie for sending this Comic from Computer World.
TekLord and Plucky's review page for DEF CON 5. - Local Copy(scroll to near end of document)
What Plucky, TekLord and Zytek did.
DefCon V Adventure: System Failure Debut, by pinguino.
This piece, called Hackers Do Vegas ran in The Australian on August 2.
Hacker Lessons learned by Matt Willis and told at DEF CON 5, written by Sharon Machlis for Computerworld 07/21/97.
Ira Winkler Spy Catcher talks about what he had to say at DEF CON 5, written by Steve Ulfelder for Computerworld, 08/11/97.
Hackers swap secrets on cracking computers By Angie Bluethman of the Associated Press.
Count the Cliches in a recent story published by the Associated Press.

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DEF CON 4

DEF CON Hackers television transcript from The Discovery Channel "Cyber Life."
FBI lectures hackers at convention By Adam Steinhauer, Sunday, July 28, 1996 in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun
The Orange County Register and this short piece about the FBI at DEF CON IV.

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DEF CON 3

The review from SunWorld Online News.
The archive of stories about the hack of MGM's Hackers movie home page (Which happened right before the con.

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DEF CON 2

Business Week had a pretty cool write up on the whole matter.
John Markhoff from the NY Times was there, this is what he had to say.
Cyber Christ(Who was seen at several cons that year) showed up.
Theora had a review
The Financial Times write up was very poor attempt by the author to evaluate a convention he never attended, with an anti virus spin job.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
A super short blurb about the con in the Iron Feather Journal.
John C. Dvorak wrote a bit about it in PC Magazine.
Robert X. Cringley from Infoworld was there also.

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DEF CON 1

What Robert X. Cringely had to say about DEF CON I in Info World.
Robert X. Cringley previews the convention in Infoworld (Unformatted)

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Press Archive

DEF CON 31

AI

CTF

DARPA Challenge

Evacuation

General

Hack-a-Sat

iPhone Spoof

Policy

Subway Hacking 2.0

Veilid

Voting Village

DEF CON 30

DEF CON 29

Badgelife

Farm Hacking

EBooks

Twitter Algo

DHS

Satellite Hacking

PunkSpider

RNG

Conference News

DEF CON 28 Safe Mode

DEF CON 27

Election Security

IOT

Badge Talk

Auto Hacking

General Con Talk

CTF

Aviation Village

License Plates

DEF CON SecureDrop

DEF CON 26

Vote Hacking

Auto Hacking

IoT

#badgelife

Medical Hacking

Policy

General

Write-ups

DEF CON 25

Voting Village

Internet of Things

Hardware

Con News

Badgelife

Wireless

DEF CON 24

Automotive

Badge Talk

CTF

Cyber Grand Challenge

Fed Talk

General

Internet of Things

Mobility

DEF CON 23

Automotive

DEF CON Badge

Clickjacking

Crypto

CTF

Cyber Grand Challenge

DEF CON Shoot

Disclosure

Drones

Internet of Things

Interviews

Kali Linux

Mobile

Overview

Physical Security

Politics

Queercon

Robocalls

Rootz