Defcon Hacker

Gerry Smith

U.S. Government's Urgent Mission: Recruit Hackers For 'The Next Manhattan Project'

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 10.08.2011

LAS VEGAS -– In the sea of mohawks, piercings and tattoos, they stood out like uninvited guests. But the federal agents attending the hacker confere...

Gerry Smith

Facebook Offers Cash to 'Bug Bounty Hunters' at Hacker Conference

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 10.06.2011

LAS VEGAS -- At the DefCon hacker conference this weekend in Las Vegas, a team from Facebook has been making the rounds and delivering an unusual mess...

It's Complicated: Government Wants To Hire Hackers

Posted 10.02.2011

By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Security Agency has a challenge for hackers who think they're hot stuff: prove it by wo...

Hacked Calls, Affordable Price

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Shelly Palmer

At a cost of only $1,500 anyone can own an eavesdropping cell phone antenna. If you're worried, upgrade to a 3G phone -- the security is much better and way harder to hack.