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As a former DEFCON attendee I remain confused why the hotels feel there is enough cost/benefit to host this event. I remember one year at the Rio attendees pwn'
by dotBen 8y ago
As a former DEFCON attendee I remain confused why the hotels feel there is enough cost/benefit to host this event. I remember one year at the Rio attendees pwn'd most of their systems, took down the POS systems of most of the retailers, installed fake ATMs and even set up a rogue cell phone tower in someone's room that pwned everyone's Android phone with a side loaded poisoned Android update.
It was great fun. But if I had been staying as a non-DEFCON guest I would be furious.
- Rotdhizon 8y agoThere's an article on security weekly that gives some tips on staying safe at hacker conferences. Most people there do not do anything malicious, but there's always a few ass hats who are trying to prove themselves by doing illegal things. I don't think a lot of them understand, you get caught doing something like that as an adult and any career you thought you might have in the security industry is over.
- Eridrus 8y agoSummer is not usually a popular time to visit Vegas, so it's a tonne of business in the off-season when the rooms would otherwise not be booked. Also, hackers have money these days, it's probably pretty lucrative overall despite the shenanigans.