Defcon 2007 - The Final Word
Defcon 2007: The Wall of Sheep
While other attendees at the Defcon security convention were soaking in the atmosphere, a dedicated group of hackers were soaking in their data. By sniffing both wired and wireless traffic, the group finds user names, passwords and yes even MySpace profile pages and then posts the information on the convention’s famous “Wall of Sheep”. Sure it’s embarrassing if you’re the one being caught, but in this group considers it tough love...[+]
Con-fu
Those that made it on to the "Wall", obviously did not read this post at SANS.
DEFCON’s treatment of Dateline NBC reporter
ZDNet Blog
I don’t know about you but after watching the video and reading the reports about DEFCON’s outing of Dateline NBC producer Michelle Madigan, I came away with an uncomfortable feeling that it was rather childish, over-the-top and unnecessary...[+]
PC World
Friday wasn't a great day for Dateline NBC associate producer Michelle Madigan--her secret videotaping at hacker conference DEF CON in Las Vegas went really, really badly, and she was forced to flee the event...[+]
CNET
This past week I was in Las Vegas covering the 11th annual Black Hat security conference, followed by the 15th annual Defcon. It was my 8th year covering these. Although I stayed only for the training and briefing events at Black Hat this year, I was aware in advance of an attempt by the producers of NBC's Dateline to sneak an undercover camera into the conference at Defcon over the weekend. The blacklash on this particular NBC reporter has been swift and harsh. And I should say, rightly so...[+]
Forbes
That's what Dateline NBC's Associate Producer Michelle Madigan learned at this year's DefCon, the largest gathering of hackers, crackers and security professionals in the world. Going undercover, she hoped to reveal cybercriminals talking openly about their illegal exploits. Instead, the sting backfired: A conference organizer outed her in a room filled with thousands of her would-be targets...[+]
While other attendees at the Defcon security convention were soaking in the atmosphere, a dedicated group of hackers were soaking in their data. By sniffing both wired and wireless traffic, the group finds user names, passwords and yes even MySpace profile pages and then posts the information on the convention’s famous “Wall of Sheep”. Sure it’s embarrassing if you’re the one being caught, but in this group considers it tough love...[+]
Con-fu
Those that made it on to the "Wall", obviously did not read this post at SANS.
DEFCON’s treatment of Dateline NBC reporter
ZDNet Blog
I don’t know about you but after watching the video and reading the reports about DEFCON’s outing of Dateline NBC producer Michelle Madigan, I came away with an uncomfortable feeling that it was rather childish, over-the-top and unnecessary...[+]
PC World
Friday wasn't a great day for Dateline NBC associate producer Michelle Madigan--her secret videotaping at hacker conference DEF CON in Las Vegas went really, really badly, and she was forced to flee the event...[+]
CNET
This past week I was in Las Vegas covering the 11th annual Black Hat security conference, followed by the 15th annual Defcon. It was my 8th year covering these. Although I stayed only for the training and briefing events at Black Hat this year, I was aware in advance of an attempt by the producers of NBC's Dateline to sneak an undercover camera into the conference at Defcon over the weekend. The blacklash on this particular NBC reporter has been swift and harsh. And I should say, rightly so...[+]
Forbes
That's what Dateline NBC's Associate Producer Michelle Madigan learned at this year's DefCon, the largest gathering of hackers, crackers and security professionals in the world. Going undercover, she hoped to reveal cybercriminals talking openly about their illegal exploits. Instead, the sting backfired: A conference organizer outed her in a room filled with thousands of her would-be targets...[+]
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