The Def Con hacking conference banned hackers Pablos Holman and Vincenzo Iozzo, as well as former MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, from attending the annual conference after their reported ...

Vincenzo Iozzo, Joichi Ito and Pablos Holman are barred from future attendance after Justice Department files revealed their roles in efforts to secure Jeffrey Epstein’s access to DEF CON.

The convicted sex offender also expressed an interest in attending the annual DEFCON and Black Hat conferences in Las Vegas.

Company president Michael Sentonas said he will display the Pwnie Awards trophy ‘in the right place’ at CrowdStrike’s headquarters. Company president Michael Sentonas said he will display the Pwnie ...

LAS VEGAS — This year’s Black Hat Briefings and Def Con hacker conferences appeared more professional than in previous years, with an increased number of security professionals and government ...

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LAS VEGAS — At the largest hacker conference in the world this week, some turned out for a rare overtly partisan event: a fundraiser for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

LAS VEGAS — DEF CON, the world’s largest hacker conference, is trying to put its legions of experts to work by creating a volunteer army to help protect America’s vulnerable water systems and schools.