Newly released Justice Department documents confirm that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spent years communicating with cybersecurity experts and actively recruiting hackers. His interest in cryptography and network security wasn’t just academic; it was focused on removing information about himself from online search engines. This whole desperate effort to manipulate the digital world kicked off after his 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from minors.
Epstein was particularly obsessed with attending the world’s largest hacker conventions, DEFCON and Black Hat, where thousands of researchers and hackers gather annually in Las Vegas to discuss the latest cyber vulnerabilities. Jeff Moss, who founded both conferences, told researchers, “As far as we can tell, he wanted to attend, but never did.” He added that he is still waiting for any evidence that Epstein succeeded in his extensive plans.
