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  • What to watch at Black Hat and Defcon

    Posted July 27, 2010 - 11:45 am

    Expect some chaos this week in Las Vegas. Expect some surprises. If you're attending, expect a hangover. But also look out for some interesting security stories on these five big themes.

  • Black Hat too commercial for you?

    Posted July 26, 2010 - 8:50 pm

    Two premiere security conferences -- Black Hat and DefCon -- run back-to-back in Las Vegas this week, each with their own distinct flavor. But even these events don't meet the needs of all computer security pros, setting the stage for a widening set of satellite events.

  • The Robin Sage experiment: Fake profile fools security pros

    Posted July 13, 2010 - 11:25 am

    An experiment that called for creating a fake social networking personality managed to snare even seasoned security veterans.

  • Fake ATM doesn't last long at hacker meet

    Posted August 2, 2009 - 7:52 am

    LAS VEGAS (08/02/2009) - Criminals running an ATM card-skimming scam made a big mistake this week: They tried to hit the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas.

  • Judge dissolves gag order against MIT students

    Posted August 19, 2008 - 3:06 pm

    A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday dissolved a gag order against a trio of MIT students who said they found flaws in the Massachusetts transit authority's ticketing system.

  • Judge refuses to lift gag order in subway-hack case

    Posted August 15, 2008 - 9:59 am

    A federal judge in Boston Thursday refused to lift a temporary restraining order preventing three MIT students from publicly discussing details of several security vulnerabilities that they found in the electronic ticketing system used by the city's mass transit authority.

  • Flying to Defcon with no ID

    Posted August 11, 2008 - 9:20 am

    Before Sherri Davidoff flew out to Defcon this year, she made sure to cover up the "Global Hacking Permit 230291" sticker on her laptop with a photo of two adorable puppies. She figured it might help things go a little more smoothly as she ventured to fly out to this week's hacker convention in Las Vegas without using any ID.

  • Wall of Sheep: Coming to your company?

    Posted August 10, 2008 - 8:17 pm

    The Wall of Sheep has become a fixture of the Defcon hacker conference: a wall with a long list of details showing who at the conference has sent readable data using insecure wireless connections.

  • Court halts subway hacker talk

    Posted August 10, 2008 - 8:09 pm

    A U.S. District Court judge ordered the cancellation of a Defcon conference talk scheduled for Sunday that would have detailed flaws in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority electronic ticketing system.

  • Massachusetts transit agency sues to stop hacker talk

    Posted August 10, 2008 - 8:04 pm

    The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has sued three students and their school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hoping to stop them from disclosing flaws in the MBTA's electronic ticketing system.

  • Covert operation floats network-sniffing balloon

    Posted August 10, 2008 - 7:56 pm

    Rick Hill won't say where he launched his "wardriving" balloon on Friday, but he will tell you that it got a pretty good look at about 370 wireless networks, while scanning up and down the Las Vegas Strip.

  • EFF to appeal court order halting subway hacker talk

    Posted August 10, 2008 - 7:51 pm

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation plans to appeal a U.S. District Court order imposing a temporary injunction on a Defcon presentation that would have detailed flaws in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority electronic ticketing system.

  • Security vendors slam Defcon virus contest

    Posted April 28, 2008 - 8:23 pm

    There will be a new contest at the Defcon hacker conference this August, inviting hackers to find new ways of beating antivirus software. Contestants will get some sample virus code that they must modify and try to sneak past the antivirus products.
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