The Latest Breaking News from DEF CON

Why was there an 'evil’ Delta airlines Wi-Fi network? The experts weigh in

A passenger set up an evil Wi-Fi network on a post-DEF CON Delta flight - we find out what the experts think.

TechRadar · Aug 15

Tron: Ares star says he "watched a lot of DEF CON conferences and lock picking" videos to channel the new sci-fi sequel's "manic" villain: "I think a big part of it, too, is his relationship with his mother"

Exclusive: Evan Peters reveals how he got into the headspace of reckless tech whizz Julian Dillinger for Tron: Ares

Total Film · Oct 7, 2025

From hacker to bodyguard to target—AI pulled triple duty at the year’s biggest security events

At Black Hat and DEF CON, AI was on all sides of the security fight—breaking into systems, defending them, and getting breached itself.

Fortune · Aug 12, 2025

$70 device can steal passwords from your iPhone in the sneakiest way possible

Researchers have been terrorizing the good people of Def Con with a Raspberry Pi that can pinch your iPhone passwords.

iMore · Aug 17, 2023

What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots

In a Jeopardy-style game at the annual Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, hackers tried to get chatbots from OpenAI, Google and Meta to create misinformation and share harmful content.

WEKU · Aug 15, 2023

'Liberate the tractors': the right to repair movement that's regaining control of our devices

The software that runs John Deere tractors was successfully “jailbroken” at this year’s DEF CON hacker convention, enabling farmers to repair or retune their equipment without engaging with the company that sold them their vehicles.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2022