ZDNet

Feds 'not welcome' at DEF CON hacker conference

Now in its 21st year, DEF CON is America's flagship hacker conference - a place where hackers, security researchers, corporate recruiters, digital frontier legal eagles and law enforcement have ...
The Daily Dot

Def Con hacker conference asks feds to stay away this year

Jeff Moss, founder of the Def Con hacker conference, said while for over 20 years the event has been “a place where seasoned pros, hackers, academics, and feds can meet, share ideas and party on ...
Mashable

Despite embracing the government, DEF CON maintains its mischievous hacker roots

Raucous applause filled the the large convention room inside Las Vegas's Paris casino: the government had arrived. Seated behind a table at the annual DEF CON conference in Las Vegas was Congressman ...
KQED

Thousands of Hackers Just Tried to Break AI Chatbots at Def Con Conference

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...
Engadget

Surviving the Def Con hacker conference

The phrase I saw and heard over and over again while talking to other journalists and security researchers about the Def Con hacker convention was "hostile environment." Not physically hostile; the ...
The Verge

NSA trolls for talent at Def Con, the nation’s largest hacker conference

NSA trolls for talent at Def Con, the nation’s largest hacker conference The presence of federal agents at Def Con, declared or otherwise, is nothing new. But on its 20th anniversary, the world-famous ...
The Verge

Def Con founder asks feds to skip hacker conference, citing high tensions after NSA leaks

Def Con, the world's largest hacking conference, has a long history of being a kind of "neutral zone" where computer miscreants casually mingle with federal agents — oftentimes unwittingly. But ...
Chicago Tribune

DEF CON hacker conference offers tips on how to detect, escape surveillance

Since Edward Snowden helped reveal wide-scale government snooping programs, the conspiracy-oriented elements of the cyber-security community have become a little more emboldened. Many describe the ...
NPR

Meeting the Feds at the Def Con Hacker Fair

Computer hackers met over the weekend at the annual Def Con Conference in Las Vegas — and this year, recruiters from the nation's security agencies held a "Meet the Feds" job fair to encourage young ...
NPR

Def Con Hacking Conference Puts Feds In 'Time-Out'

As one of the world's largest gatherings of hackers, the Def Con conference has long welcomed experts from the security industry and the U.S. government, along with academics and hackers. But this ...
Engadget

The incredibly intricate badges of Def Con

Artist, Human and Press badges from Def Con 24. Googly eyes added by writer. Three days before the 24th annual Def Con hacker event, badge designer and builder 1o57 (aka Ryan Clarke) had a problem.