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Tech

This Hacker Made Clothes That Can Confuse Automatic License Plate Readers

08.15.19

By Samantha Cole
Tech

These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer

08.10.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Why This Revenge Porn Activist Is Selling Nudes to Get to DEF CON

06.18.19

By Samantha Cole
Tech

A Sex Toy Lawsuit Highlights Privacy Concerns Around ‘Smart’ Dildos

09.14.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Surprise! Scans Suggest Hackers Put IMSI-Catchers All Over Defcon

08.12.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

In The Future, We’ll Leave Software Bug Hunting to the Machines

06.16.16

By Matthew Braga
Tech

Female Hackers Still Face Harassment at Conferences

04.21.16

By Joseph Cox
Pulse

Here’s Every Email the NSA Got After Asking Americans for Tips on How to Protect Privacy

10.20.15

By Jason Leopold
Tech

Bots, Phishing, Malware: How Hackers Target Steam Users

07.30.15

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Why Were Plans for a 2.5-Mile Anonymizing Wi-Fi Extender ‘Proxyham’ Killed?

07.13.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

With This Device You Can Connect Anonymously To Wi-Fi 2.5 Miles Away

07.01.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

When the FBI Found Out About Def Con’s ‘Spot the Fed’ Contest

05.05.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

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Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada