Homeland Security Today

DEFCON Kids Hack Voting Devices; Election Officials Dismiss ‘Pseudo Environment’ Test

A hacking session at the DEFCON 26 event Thursday in Las Vegas resulted in electronic voting machines being compromised, with children able to amend voter details in just a few minutes –but the ...
JD Supra

DefCon Chronicles: Hackers Respond to President Biden’s Unprecedented Request to Come to DefCon to Hack the World for Fun and Profit

Hackers responded to the White House call by the thousands, including reporter-AI-hacker Ralph Losey, to try to break existing software in open contests. Ralph joined in the AI hack attack, but there ...
Reuters

U.S. may act to keep Chinese hackers out of Def Con hacker event

DENVER/NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Washington is considering using visa restrictions to prevent Chinese nationals from attending popular summer hacking conferences in Las Vegas as part of a broader ...
NBC2

Kids as young as 7 hack into election systems at DEFCON event

With Election Day less than three months away, the Hearst Television National Investigative Unit has learned security vulnerabilities still remain in how you cast your ballot and get the results.And ...
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 ...
CSOonline

Hacking the future: Notes from DEF CON’s Generative Red Team Challenge

A challenge at the DEF CON hacker convention in Las Vegas was billed as the first instance of a live event tackling a generative AI system. The 2023 DEF CON hacker convention in Las Vegas was billed ...