We know DEF CON and Vegas can be a lot. If you're a friend of Bill W who's looking for a meeting or just a place to collect yourself, DEF CON 31 has you covered. Join us throughout the conference in ...

A ‘suspicious package’ was reported at the hacking conference Def Con at Caesars Forum Saturday night, according to a post from conference. The conference was evacuated around 10 p.m., and the ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The Defcon conference is the wild and woolly version of Black Hat for the ...

CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas has graciously accepted a trophy for the “most epic fail.” The security software boss received the Pwnie award in person at the annual DEF CON hackers conference ...

Scattered around a bevy of tables in the election hacking village here at DEF CON 30 are all the devices – opened wide – that are supposed to keep elections safe. Oh, the irony. It’s unclear how some ...

The hacker conference's "Safe Mode" means that many of its attendees will have to concede to being tracked in some form. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET ...

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 ...

The yearly hacking convention was scheduled to take place from August 6 to 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada later on this year. Instead of the pre-planned physical event, DEF CON 2020 will be taking place ...