Hacks, Pranks and Feds: Vegas Is Ready For Black Hat and Def Con

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LAS VEGAS — Almost one year ago, I was strolling down the hallways of the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, where more than 15,000 people had gathered for the famous Def Con conference, the annual event where hackers, cybersecurity researchers, and some feds come to catch up on all the latest hacks and newly found computer bugs

It was the last day of a full week of hacker bonanza, including Def Con's more corporate-y sister conference Black Hat, which runs right before it

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Many people were on their way out, and I was walking to one of the last scheduled talks when I saw a guy holding a big cardboard sign that read, in huge letters: "Free HI5s 4 Undercover Feds," with a small, almost invisible postscript at the bottom: "You know you want to." Read more...

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