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Dateline NBC Mole Outed At DefCon
An anonymous reader writes "Dateline NBC allegedly attempted to infiltrate the DefCon hackerfest with a producer using a hidden camera. The show hoped to tape hackers admitting to illegal activities, but DefCon got wind of the plot and displayed the would-be-mole's photo before every presentation. Dateline refused to deny the planned infiltration. 'All journalists covering DefCon sign an agreement upon registering for the conference that outlines the rules, but the DefCon organizers say the mole apparently registered as a regular attendee, thereby bypassing the legal agreement. Dateline NBC is best known for its controversial To Catch A Predator series, which uses hidden cameras to tape men who are allegedly seeking to have sex with minors they met online.'"
... did he bring the condoms and beer? In the producer's defense, I'm sure he just wanted to be friends with the hackers and talk with them, nothing more.
We want some answers and all that we get
Some kind of shit about a terrorist threat
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Seriously, I think merely being outed is probably the best that this guy could have hoped for. Woulda rocked if they'd fucked around with him instead.
"Whoa, never seen you before. Ah, what the hell, you look trustworthy. But before I tell you the details of my pub with 4 TB of CP I need you to do something for me... First, I need to know what size hat you wear and if you have any food allergies."
Aside from the fact that what Dateline does can only be called "news" in a very loose sense, isn't this the kind of BS we should be expecting from Fox News?
Or would they already be trumpeting how they got kicked out by the HACKERS ON STEROIDS?
and next year Defcon will mod its civilian signup to close this loophole.
Note to the Muggles DO NOT TRY TO OUT TRICK A GROUP OF WIZARDS
this is darwin grade 2 guiness guys F[redacted] Brilliant!!
Now watch some NBC server will go wheels up "for no reason"
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Read the story? You must be new here.
Hacker: Look! Behind that mask hides a reporter from Dateline NBC!
Reporter: And i would've gotten away with it, if it weren't for these meddling kids!
Wouldn't it be funny if she were outed as the original tubgirl? Ultimate payback for nosing around, eh?
Obama likes poor people so much, he wants to make more of them.
Their first tipoff was her "Windows Vista" t-shirt.
I can see the NBC headline now... "EXPLICIT picture of Dateline journalist EXPOSED at hacker conference!"
Ethical? Journalist? I'm not sure I follow.
May the Maths Be with you!
Ah, but NBC doesn't have to worry about hackers out for retaliation. What with their history of partnership with Microsoft (MSNBC) they must have the most secure computer systems on Earth.
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That's because it isn't.
Him? you might want to actually read the article next time...
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I'm sure the git and the bitkeeper people might have something to say about that.
It would be pretty funny if they didn't find Dateline's other undercover reporter.
Yes, but the recordings STAY in Vegas.
Tsunami -- You can't bring a good wave down!
here's real photos of the mole
photo 1
photo 2
Note to NBC: if you're gonna send a mole to a hacker's convention, try to pick someone other than the fairly attractive 20-something slim blonde.
Maybe you should have sent in one of those predators from To Catch A Predator? They all could pass for hackers.
my karma will be here long after I'm gone
Along with all the other hot women, maybe? Obviously you've never BEEN to Defcon.
At Defcon there is a definite shortage of brilliant women. But there is DEFINITELY no shortage of what I call "scene sluts" who will pretty much have sex with anybody weighing in under 500 pounds, so long as you buy the drinks.
It sounds like a joke, but it's not. Ask anybody who's been there (which clearly doesn't include you)
Me either, but now I'm going to the next one!