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NewsGoogle’s built-in malware protection for Android is literally the worst Pin
Kent Sharkey22-Aug-18 10:30
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NewsGhostscript flaw could allow attackers to take remote control of systems - and there's no fix yet Pin
Kent Sharkey22-Aug-18 10:00
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NewsValve’s “Steam Play” uses Vulkan to bring more Windows games to Linux Pin
Kent Sharkey22-Aug-18 8:45
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NewsVulnerability affects all OpenSSH versions released in the past two decades Pin
Kent Sharkey22-Aug-18 8:00
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NewsResearchers create safer lithium-ion batteries that harden on impact Pin
Kent Sharkey22-Aug-18 8:00
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NewsI just hacked a state election. I’m 17. And I’m not even a very good hacker. Pin
Kent Sharkey21-Aug-18 17:01
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GeneralRe: I just hacked a state election. I’m 17. And I’m not even a very good hacker. Pin
Joe Woodbury21-Aug-18 19:31
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GeneralRe: I just hacked a state election. I’m 17. And I’m not even a very good hacker. Pin
Nathan Minier22-Aug-18 1:34
professionalNathan Minier22-Aug-18 1:34 
Yea, DEFCON is a conference, and in this particular one they stood up a cyber range that kids were taught to use SQL injection on.

I've been to events like this before, and there are always built-in vulnerabilities: such as direct user input interpolation into SQL queries. These are meant to be teaching tools for people that are interested in hacking, not a model of the current system.

Disingenuous at best.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor

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GeneralRe: I just hacked a state election. I’m 17. And I’m not even a very good hacker. Pin
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NewsStudy from Vanderbilt professor finds Google tracking is even creepier than you thought Pin
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NewsWhat will quantum computer games be like? Pin
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NewsWe are taking new steps against broadening threats to democracy Pin
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