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#defconmovienight pays tribute to Gene Hackman this Saturday at 8pm with ‘The Conversation’ (1974). Vintage Hackman, vintage spy gadgets and scary Harrison Ford. Meet us in the movie-night-text channel of the #defcon discord (Discord.gg/defcon). BYOP (paranoia)

Chris Hadnagy vs. DEF CON Lawsuit update 2025/02/24 It’s been a while since our last update - a lot has been going on behind the scenes - and with the discovery phase complete we have filed a motion for summary judgement asking the court to dismiss his […] [Original post on defcon.social]

Saturday’s #defconmovienight features ‘Some Like it Hot’ (1959) directed by the immortal Billy Wilder and starring Monroe, Curtis, and Lemmon. Meet us in the movie-night-text channel of the #defcon discord (discord.gg/defcon) 8pm Pacific Feb 22. A couple of […] [Original post on defcon.social]

DEF CON's Franklin Project has released the First Inaugural Hackers' Almanack! Grab it for yourself for an easily digestible compendium of remarkable research from DEF CON 32. https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2032/DEF%20CON%2032%20Hackers'%20Almanack.pdf […] [Original post on defcon.social]

UPDATE! Shit happens.🙃 We have rescheduled #CryproBarons on the #DCG201 LIVE Stream for Sunday, February 16th at 3pm EST! We'll be #hacking the #Soneium #blockchain and #web3 ecosystem! @defcon #fediverse #mastodon #crypto #playstation #stateofplay

This week's #defconmovienight selection is some vintage Danny Boyle. Join us Saturday 8pm PST in the movie-night-text channel of the #defcon discord (discord.gg/defcon) for the claustrophobic thriller 'Shallow Grave'. Scottish burr practice video linked below […] [Original post on defcon.social]

The #DEFCON web server is going down for updates, should be about two hours if we have to rebuild world.

The moment has arrived - the #DEFCON33 Call Season is officially afoot! There are a bunch of Calls to peruse at leisure from Contests to Soundtrack to Vendors, and all the info you need to get started is @ defcon.org/html/defcon-.... Don’t let your dreams be dreams! Let's get after it! #defcon

We have simplified our #DEFCON.social rules to fit one one page 😂 Nothing has changed, we just condensed and streamlined them.

Join Jake and the DEF CON Franklin Team for the Release of The First Inaugural Hacker's Almanack! The Almanack is a compendium of the most impactful findings from DEF CON 32 and an analysis of their policy implications. Feb 6 at 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite […] [Original post on defcon.social]

You heard it here first: The #DEFCON 32 Live Music video and audio has been posted from Friday and Saturday nights. Music to hack to, check it all out here: https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2032/DEF%20CON%2032%20music/

Is there a # tag for tracking torrents of U.S. Gov data the #DataHoarders are preserving? While not related to our archive mission we do have spare disk and bandwidth to help.

Join the #defconmovienight crowd tonight at 8pm PST for ‘Vivarium’. It’s a strange fable that will make you rethink the real estate hustle. Also stars Imogen Poots, a great actor with an almost comically British name. We’ll be in the movie-night-text channel […] [Original post on defcon.social]

From the #defcongroups team: 🚀 Exciting news! We're soft-launching our brand-new VR meetup space on @Spatial_io! 🎉 Step into a whole new dimension of connection and collaboration with other #hackers. Save the Date: Friday, January 31 @ 7:00pm PST #defcon

After being offline for a few days the #DEFCON Tor server is back up for testing, meaning all our services should be reachable again on their .onion addresses. We did a OS and Tor upgrade, but also the power supply. If that doesn't fix our reliability issues it only leaves a flaky motherboard […]

This is a great new feature in chromeos. #ChromeOS

To honor the passing of the gloriously weird David Lynch, we'll be showing 'Blue Velvet' this Saturday. Join us in the movie-night-text channel of the Discord (Discord.gg/defcon) at 8pm Pacific to pour a little out for a real one. Strange, shouty weather forecasts welcome. #defcon #movienight

#DEFCON - at the cutting edge of rapid beverage cooling for decades. #beveragecoolingcontest #ThrowbackThursday #defcon32

Just a reminder, defcon.social is also reachable as a .onion site for those that want to participate anonymously. Download the Tor Browser Bundle: https://www.torproject.org/download/ Then visit https://defcon.social and click the purple onion icon in the […] [Original post on defcon.social]

RIP David Lynch. Blue Velvet opened my eyes to indie film as a teenager, and Twin Peaks changed television forever.

This Saturday, join the regulars at #defconmovienight for Hitchcock’s 1934 version of ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ with the transcendently creepy Peter Lorre. Showtime is 8pm Pacific in the movie-night-text channel of the #defcon discord (discord.gg/defcon). Lorre impressions welcome.

DEF CON Movie Night leans into the Coen Brothers vibe a little with ‘Fargo’. Join us this Saturday at 8pm PST in the movie-night-text channel of our Discord (discord.gg/defcon) for a chilly winter’s evening of film and fellowship. Dress code: Minnesota Nice. #defcon

some pictures from #defcon32 featuring the swashbuckling rock and roll pirates of O'Craven. #defcon

I had missed the news that #cjunkie (Marc Rogers) had been hurt. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-marc-rogers-road-to-recovery

Movie Night is back for 2025 with ‘The Hudsucker Proxy’, the story of a tall fella and his dream. Join us tonight at 8pm Pacific in the movie-night-text channel of our discord (discord.gg/defcon) for some. BYOH(ulahoop) #defconmovienight fun. #defcon.

Here’s wishing a happy and healthy New Year to the entire #defcon community! Looking forward to seeing you at #defcon33 - we’ve got big things in the works!

I gee up watching The Avengers, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart, Mission Impossible, etc. I just learned there was a single season made of “The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.” and now I need to find it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_from_U.N.C.L.E. #TV #Spy

Happy Holidays from DEF CON! Safe and jolly merrymaking to you all, and best wishes for the year to come. #defcon #HAPPYHOLIDAYS

From our friends at the #DEFCONFranklin Project: Our Executive Director Jake Braun was interviewed at the AZ Cyber Summit. Jake shared his thoughts on foreign adversarial attacks, our #CyberCivilDefense network, and how Project Franklin can help. Check it out […] [Original post on defcon.social]

DEF CON 33 CTF Qualifcations have a date! Packet sorcerers, make room in your calendar for the official qualifier event for #defcon 33 CTF! Our esteemed colleagues at the Nautilus Institute are hard at work building the challenges - can you afford to do less? […] [Original post on defcon.social]

from our friends at #defcon's #ProjectFranklin: The 2024 State of Arizona Cyber Summit is happening this Friday! Executive Director Jake Braun will chat with Ryan Murray, Deputy Director for Arizona DHS. Jake will discuss how Project Franklin can help improve […] [Original post on defcon.social]

#defconmovienight continues the holiday theme with 1983's 'Trading Places'. Join us for the very 80s social experiment on Saturday, December 14 in the movie-night-text channel of the #defcon discord (discord.gg/defcon) at 8pm Pacific. Bonus points if you can teach us the 'Quart of Blood' technique.

#defconmovienight is back this Saturday at 8pm PST with the Finnish classic ‘Rare Exports’. Learn the terrible secret of Santa Claus with us in the movie-night-text channel of the #defcon discord (discord.gg/defcon). We’ll see you there.

Whether you're holiday shopping for your favorite hacker or a treat for yourself - the #defcon deals continue into #CyberMonday at shop.defcon.org. DC32 badge discounts, marked down swag galore and our chef's kiss DEF CON holiday sweater await you there. Happy holidays!

No detected problems from the switchover to the new database server! 🎉🍾 It’s a purpose built system with really fast unlimited write endurance SSDs in a mirror. The old server only had room for a single NVMe, so it is nice to get the redundancy.

Exploring the skies with the Aerospace Village Badge from #DEFCON32! Learn how #ADSB and #UAT make plane spotting fun and accessible. 🚀✈️ Watch now: https://youtu.be/912UG4gLqVo?si=ckIp2AuvhD3_lnuk #Aviation #Aerospace #PlaneSpotting #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Tech #DEFCON

Still searching for just the right #BlackFriday sale? #defcon has you covered! Check out our delightful holiday sweater, badge discounts and hacker swag to keep you crispy fresh into the new year. It’s all going down at Shop.defcon.org.

#defconmovienight will be taking a little holiday break this Saturday, but we'll be back for a month of non-traditional holiday movies Dec 7. In the meantime, you can vote in the poll for the 12/7 movie in the movie-night-text channel of the #defcon discord ( […] [Original post on defcon.social]

Bomb Cyclone Alert! About to stress test the #DEFCON TrippLite UPS systems.