#def-con
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A Choker with a Screen: How a Hacker Built Glowing Jewelry for DEF CON
An introverted engineer built a glowing choker with an AMOLED display for his first DEF CON — to give people around him a reason to strike up a conversation. Along the way, he hung an unprotected lithium battery around his neck.
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Delta Flight Passengers Suspected of “Evil Twin” Attack After DEF CON
A fake Wi-Fi network with a phishing page appeared aboard a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta. The FBI is looking into the incident, which happened the day after the DEF CON hacking conference.
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A Pattern Against Surveillance: How to Fool Recognition Cameras
Security researcher Bill Swearingen has built an algorithm that generates patterns which hide people, faces and cars from automated recognition systems. At Def Con he put the tool to the test in the real world for the first time.