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OPLIN 4Cast #660: Dispatches from DEF CON, the world's largest hacking
convention
August 21th, 2019

[image: Hacker working on computer cyber crime] One of the world's largest
hacker conventions, DEF CON <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEF_CON>,
recently wrapped up its 26th year in Las Vegas. *Wired* was there with full
coverage
<https://link.wired.com/view/5cec28d12ddf9c4e32eb0208ajxz3.579p/f97be18d>,
including stories about drones taking over nearby smart TVs, how DARPA uses
DEF CON's hackers to test new voting machines, and many more
<https://www.wired.com/tag/defcon/page/1/>, including the first story below
about weaponizing a smart speaker.



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   - Hackers Can Turn Everyday Speakers Into Acoustic Cyberweapons
   <https://www.wired.com/story/acoustic-cyberweapons-defcon/> [*Wired*]
   "Those aural barrages can potentially harm human hearing, cause tinnitus,
   or even possibly have psychological effects."
   - Despite embracing the government, DEF CON maintains its mischievous
   hacker roots
   <https://mashable.com/article/def-con-maintains-mischievous-hacker-roots/>
   [*Mashable*] "Casinos surrounding the convention were home to a
   *surprising* amount of malfunctioning digital slot machines."
   - These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer
   <https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj4qw/these-iphone-lightning-cables-will-hack-your-computer>
   [*Motherboard*] "It looks like a legitimate cable and works just like
   one. Not even your computer will notice a difference. Until I, as an
   attacker, wirelessly take control of the cable."
   - 2020 election security to face same vulnerabilities as in 2016
   <https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252468837/2020-election-security-to-face-same-vulnerabilities-as-in-2016>
   [TechTarget] "We've taken these systems that weren't dependent on software
   before and made them dependent on software. And, as everybody here in Las
   Vegas can tell you, software is utterly terrible."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Ann Hermes Staff photographer, Sara Sorcher Staff writer. “Video: So
   You Want to Be a Hacker? Advice from the Kids of DEF CON
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=117412388>
   .” *Christian Science Monitor*, 12 Aug. 2016, p. N.PAG.
   - Fitch, Elizabeth S. “Def Con Hacker Conference: An Accidental
   Tourist’s Observations
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=128040406&site=ehost-live>
   .” *Defense Counsel Journal*, vol. 84, no. 4, Oct. 2017, pp. 1–4.
   - Taylor Telford. “At Def Con, Hackers and Lawmakers Examine Holes in
   U.S. Election Security
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bwh&AN=wapo.4e2b5cfe-bd3c-11e9-9b73-fd3c65ef8f9c&site=ehost-live>
   .” *Washington Post, The*, 2019 Spring 8AD.

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