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CDMA And 4G WiMax Supposedly Hacked At Defcon

11:00AM August 11, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

A post on the Full Disclosure mailing list claims both CDMA and 4G WiMAX wireless networks were compromised using a man-in-the middle attack at Defcon earlier this week. More »


Gadgets

The $US200 Biometric Lock Vs A Paperclip

5:40AM August 3, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Another year, another DefCon, another litany of epic security fails. Like this Biolock Model 333, a high-tech and high-priced bit of protection that surely requires expert tools and technique to override. Here’s how it does against a paperclip: More »


This $US1500 System Can Intercept Your Mobile Phone Calls

8:00AM August 2, 2010 | Kim Zetter - Wired

A security researcher has put together a $US1500 system that pretends to be a mobile phone tower and tricks your phone into routing everything through it – even encrypted calls. Here’s how it works. More »


Gadgets

The DefCon Ninja Party Badge Will Let You Battle Strangers

9:20AM July 29, 2010 | Dave Bullock - Wired

A hacker group known as the Ninjas has created what may be the best DefCon badge ever. The badge allows wireless ninja battle between badge holders. Unlike the official badge, attendees can’t buy this one: It’s free. More »


Gadgets

Warning: Not All ATMs At DefCon Are What They Appear To Be

3:20AM August 6, 2009 | Mark Wilson

The infamous DefCon hackers convention is going on in Las Vegas right now. And, just a word of advice. If you’re going to visit, grab your cash before entering the conference. More »


Gadgets

DefCon Badge Hack Fools Facial Recognition Systems With Pulsing Light

1:30PM August 5, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

DefCon’s badges encourage hacking. In fact, the best hacks at the conference receive a black über badge signifying free lifetime admission. But why compete for the über badges when you can use steal them with this year’s winning hack? More »


A Look Inside Defcon’s Network Ops Room, The Most Secure Conference Wi-Fi You’ll Ever See

6:00AM August 12, 2008 | John Mahoney

Network access at conferences sucks, pretty much without exception. That is, unless it’s built by the badge-wearing network ops volunteers of the Defcon hacker convention, who are affectionately referred to as the “Goons” (read: IT badasses). Wired’s Threat Level got a chance to look behind the scenes and snap some great photos of the network gear (and chain link fences, and padlocks, and German Shepherds) that make the Defcon network the fortress that it needs to be to keep a network full of hackers from tearing each other apart.

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Gadgets

Wired Previews Hackable Defcon 16 Badge

12:00PM August 6, 2008 | Matt Hickey

Wired got a sneak peek at one of the more fun aspects of this coming weekend’s Defcon, the hackable badge. Last year’s badge was hacked in just ten minutes, but it didn’t have an SD card slot at USB support. The new card has fewer features than last year’s but is more powerful. And it comes with a longer battery life, good news. But not everything is known, and that’s kind of the point to these fun trinkets. [Wired]

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NBC’s DefCon Mole – The Walk of Shame

7:15AM August 5, 2007 | Seamus Byrne

Reading the story about NBC’s undercover reporter getting ousted from hacker convention DefCon was enjoyable. Watching the video… that’s something really special. Here’s the whole story, from beginning to end. More »


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DefCon Uber Badge Hacked in 10 Minutes

12:24PM August 4, 2007 | Seamus Byrne

Now, now, don’t get too excited. Creator Joe Grand designed it to be hacked. Still, 10 minutes is a pretty respectable time for the soldering, reprogramming and reflashing job done by Dave Bullock, Wired’s photographer at the event. The badge features an LED display with scrolling text, and it even has an easter egg (typing in 31337 outputs “$kingpin$”, the board maker’s handle.) [Wired, but beautiful photos from Dave] galleryPost('defconbadge', 4, 'DefCon Badge'); More »