A security researcher named Jae Bochs has claimed responsibility for the mysterious and persistent pop-ups that appeared on attendees' iPhones at the hacking conference Def Con. The pop-ups prompted users to connect to an Apple TV or share a password with a nearby Apple TV. Bochs stated that the experiment was intended to remind people to turn off Bluetooth and to have a laugh, rather than collect data. However, it remains unclear if data could have been collected or if the feature could be exploited for malicious purposes. Some attendees found the pop-ups annoying but amusing, while others criticized the researcher for potentially abusing users. Apple has not commented on the matter.
DEF CON, the world's largest hacking conference held annually in Las Vegas, poses security risks for U.S. officials attending the event. With over 30,000 attendees, including top government officials, the conference exposes vulnerabilities in software, hardware, and networking equipment. The conference's Wall of Sheep publicly displays the usernames and passwords of attendees who have been hacked. U.S. officials are advised to treat DEF CON like visiting a technologically sophisticated peer competitor and take precautions such as turning off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, using Faraday bags, and avoiding accessing corporate email over DEF CON Wi-Fi. Despite the security risks, government officials find the conference valuable for recruiting talent and connecting with the hacker community.
DEF CON AI Village is hosting the largest red teaming exercise ever for any group of AI models, inviting hackers to find bugs and biases in large language models (LLMs) built by OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and others. The event will host thousands of people, including hundreds of students, and will provide laptops and timed access to LLMs from various vendors. The event is also supported by the White House Office of Science, Technology, and Policy; America's National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate; and the Congressional AI Caucus.
The White House has partnered with top AI developers, including OpenAI and Google, to participate in a public evaluation of their generative AI systems at DEF CON 31, a hacker convention taking place in Las Vegas in August. The event will be hosted by AI Village, a community of AI hackers, and will be the largest red teaming exercise ever for any group of AI models. Participants will have timed access to multiple large language models (LLMs) through laptops provided by the organizers, and a capture-the-flag-style point system will encourage testing a wide range of potential harms.
DEF CON AI Village is hosting the largest red teaming exercise ever for any group of AI models, inviting hackers to find bugs and biases in large language models (LLMs) built by OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and others. The event will host thousands of people, including hundreds of students, to find flaws in LLMs that power today's chatbots and generative AI. The event is also supported by the White House Office of Science, Technology, and Policy, America's National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate, and the Congressional AI Caucus.
