From dtangent@defcon.orgMon May 13 21:47:23 1996 Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 14:35:47 -0700 From: The Dark Tangent To: dc-announce@fc.net Subject: DEF CON IV Convention Announcement v 1.11 DEF CON IV Convention Update #1.11 (05.10.96) July 26-28th @ the Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXXxxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXxxxxxxXXXXXX X X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXxxxxxxxxXXXXXXX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXxxxxxxxxxxXXXX XXXXXXXXX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXxxxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXXXX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXX XX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXxxxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXX X XX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXXXX XX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXxxxxxxXXXXXXXXX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXXxxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE DEF CON IV Will be held for the fourth time in Las Vegas. Heck, they are building the hotels faster than we can use them up. If you don't know much about Def Con, please check out the web site and you will get an idea. MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:-------------------------------------------------------------- See what the all knowing media has to say about DEF CON: Despised by Tsutomu "Shimmi" Shimomura - ".. Defcon, a bizarre gathering of anklebiters, telecom industry security people, and undoubtedly a few cops.." - Takedown p. 136 "By day, speakers discussed privacy on the net and computer viruses and the hacking scene in Europe. By night, they gathered in hotel rooms and at casino bars to swap tales of hacking prowess, to dump on the new and clueless.." -The Cyberthief and the Samurai p. 145 IN SHORT:--------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT: Speakers and partying in vegas for all hackers WHEN: July 26 - 28th WHERE: Las Vegas, Nevada @ the Monte Carlo Hotel COSTS: $30 in advance, $40 at the door MORE INFO: http://www.defcon.org or email info@defcon.org IN LONG:---------------------------------------------------------------------- (The following is mostly pirated from last year's announcement.. I'll update it when I feel creative) Hey, it's time for DEF CON again. This is an initial announcement and invitation to DEF CON IV, a convention for the "underground" elements of the computer culture. We try to target the (Fill in your favorite word here): Hackers, Phreaks, Hammies, Virii Coders, Programmers, Crackers, Cyberpunk Wannabees, Civil Liberties Groups, CypherPunks, Futurists, Artists, Criminally Insane, Hearing Impaired. It seems that books about the culture are becoming more popular, so of course reporters are also welcome. You won't be hurt. I promise. So you heard about DEF CON III, and want to hit part IV? You heard about the parties, the info discussed, the bizarre atmosphere of Las Vegas and want to check it out in person? You want to do weird shit _away_ from the hotel where you can't get me in trouble? Then you're just the person to attend! Sure it's great to meet and party with fellow hackers, but besides that we try to provide information and speakers in a forum that can't be found at other conferences. While there is an initial concern that this is just another excuse for the evil hackers to party and wreak havoc, it's just not the case. People come to DEF CON for information and for making contacts. We strive to distinguish this convention from others in that respect. Plus this year we have official DEF CON GOONS(c) who will pummel you until you pass out should you cause problems for other con.friendly people! Big Brother loves you! Top Ten reasons to attend Defcon 4 by Pappy 023ndorph 10. There are new hotels and PBX operators who've never heard of us. 9. You swore one year you'd see a speaker. This could be the year. 8. Even pit bosses and bondsmen can forget a face after a year. 7. That guy that told you to fuck off in IRC will be there. 6. You miss the 107 degree evenings. 5. Hookers take credit cards. 4. You go where the no-day eurowarez go. 3. We've got to find the 20+ MIA's from last year. 2. Everyone else is going, follow the heard. Moo. 1. The unbridled smut. SPEAKERS:-------------------------------------------------------------------- - Speakers in the past have included Gail Thackeray, Phill Zimmermann, Bruce Schneier, Susan Thunder, Jim Settle, and many others. Who will we have this year? Well as usual the actual list is always changing, but below will be the current state of the speakers. There will be speaking all day Saturday and Sunday starting at about 10 a.m. and going to 6 p.m. with about two hours for lunch. Aprox. 18 people will speak, plus smaller tech sessions. [> John Littman - Author of "The Fugitive Game" - Tales from the whole Kevin Mitnick saga. [> Spaceman Spiff - Linux hacking. A look at security and OS hacking. [> Winn Schwartau - Information Warfare - Winn is the Author of "Information Warfare" and "Terminal Compromise" as well as writing for many security journals and trade publications. Winn will recount the year's interesting InfoWar occurences and talk about their implications. [> Eric Hughes - Founder of Cypherpunks List - Digital Banking and Currency issues. [> Dune - Lock picking demonstration and Q&A - There will be various tools and locks demonstrated. This will be a smaller talk at table X at x:xx on Sunday. [> Carolyn Meinel - "Jobs are for Lusers" - The oppressive potential of employers and the diversified marketplace results in self employment. [> Koresh - A technical talk about ip spoofing, sequencing and fragmentation attacks as well as firewall penetration techniques. [> Stephen Cobb - Head of special projects at the NCSA. - 101 Things to do with an Ex-Hacker - Could we or should we develop a process for "sanitizing" people who want to make the transition from illegal hacking to legitimate employment. [> Bootleg - "The problems with counterfeiting" - Sure to be a favorite with our federal "MIB" guests. Learn the technologies of reproducing money, and how the new $100 bills have already been forged. [> John Q. Newman - Sponsored by Index Publishing - "Paper tripping" and document manipulation. How do "they" know who you are? [> Mudge - Vulnerabilities in OTP's - SecurID and S/key. Dictionary, Spoofing, Hi-Jacking and Race Condition attacks. [> Richard Thieme - Prodigious writer for .Net, Wired, etc. Speaks on [> Richard K. - Specialist in Kindnap & Ransom negotiations, electronic survalience counter measures and international trade - Will talk about what's real and what isn't, plus a Q&A session that should be very interesting. Sorry! Current law prohibits show and tell of the more controversial technology. [> Netta "grayarea" Gilboa - Sex, Lies and Computer Crimes: The Truth Behind The Indictment Of "Computer Genius" Christopher Schanot. [> Jim Carter - Van Eck Tempest demonstration - Jim will attempt to "Van Eck" a remote computer monitor, and explain the theory and application. [> Dave Banisar - Senior Policy Analyst at EPIC - [> Andrew Black - FBI Computer Crime Division - Someone from the FBI will talk on the newly created computer crime divisions in San Francisco, Washington D.C. and New York. [> Attitude Adjuster - Windows 95 viruses and the Internet: How public API's and crafty code make for wild potential viruses. If you are interested in speaking, or know of someone who is is, please contact me. I am looking for a keynote speaker and technical and social issues (Privacy, Identity hacking, etc). EVENTS:---------------------------------------------------------------------- - HACKER JEOPARDY: Winn is back, bigger and badder with Hacker Jeopardy. The Holy Cow will help supply the beer, you supply the answers. Extra secret bonus round, and an elite challenge round make this year even better. The first round starts at 12 midnight o'clock on Friday and lasts until it is done. The second and secret rounds will happen Saturday at midnight. 6 teams will be picked at random and compete for the final round. There can be only one! Strat's Team, the winners from last year will defend if all the members can be found. CAPTURE THE FLAG: Capture the Flag will have one network, with a Sidewinder firewall connecting the network to the internet. On the hacker network will be 5 to 9 different "flag" machines running a variety of operating systems. The object of the game is to get points by having your team's message be the last one on the console of a flag machine at specific times. Contestants are not allowed to use the keyboard or monitor of the flag machines. Any other method of getting the message to the screen is valid, as long as the console and/or network is not disabled for more than 3 minutes. VIRTUAL WORLD: We will have a discount at Virtual World, and you will be able to play the various Red Planet or Battle Mech games. Full pod immersion! Up to eight people/pods per group. More information to follow. T1 NET CONNECTION: There will be another T1 network connection this year. This time we will have it set up in time. If you want to connect to the network make sure to bring a computer with a 10 base T (10bt) ethernet card to plug into our hubs. Don't forget to bring weird connectors and stuff, those always seem to come in handy. 4th ANNUAL SPOT THE FED CONTEST: The ever popular paranoia builder. Who IS that person next to you? "Like a paranoid version of pin the tail on the donkey, the favorite sport at this gathering of computer hackers and phone phreaks seems to be hunting down real and imagined telephone security and Federal and local law enforcement authorities who the attendees are certain are tracking their every move.. .. Of course, they may be right." - John Markhoff, NYT Basically the contest goes like this: If you see some shady MB (Men in Black) earphone penny loafer sunglass wearing Clint Eastwood to live and die in L.A. type lurking about, point him out. Just get my attention and claim out loud you think you have spotted a fed. The people around at the time will then (I bet) start to discuss the possibility of whether or not a real fed has been spotted. Once enough people have decided that a fed has been spotted, and the Identified Fed (I.F.) has had a say, and informal vote takes place, and if enough people think it's a true fed, or fed wanna-be, or other nefarious style character, you win a "I spotted the fed!" shirt, and the I.F. gets an "I am the fed!" shirt. NOTE TO THE FEDS: This is all in good fun, and if you survive unmolested and undetected, but would still secretly like an "I am the fed!" shirt to wear around the office or when booting in doors, please contact me when no one is looking and I will take your order(s). Just think of all the looks of awe you'll generate at work wearing this shirt while you file away all the paperwork you'll have to produce over this convention. I won't turn in any feds who contact me, they have to be spotted by others. HINTS FOR FEDS: A few hints so you can survive longer. (1) If you have to carry a firearm, don't use the "Gunnysacks." The butt packs are easy to spot with their long zippers. (2) Try not to have a military style haircut. Dead giveaways. (3) Use of the word "Affirmitive" and "Negative" don't help your undercover personae. (4) Drink a lot. I mean A LOT. No one will suspect you as a drunken agent of law enforcement! (this is one of my better tips.) One whole slew of feds was spotted by someone when the feds' superviser came into the hall and mentioned to their companion "One of my guys was already spotted." Doh! The contest winner just followed him to his group, and won their shirt with FOX Television from L.A. filming the whole thing. The spotted feds were cool with it, accepting their shirts.. but I think they left early. HOTELS:---------------------------------------------------------------------- - There are many hotels nearby. Below are some close references to the primary hotel, and others that are close and less expensive. PRIMARY HOTEL: The Monte Carlo This hotel will be built one month before we show up. I am told it is a very nice, hence, expensive place. http://www.pcap.com/montecar.htm Phone: 800-311-8999, reference "DEF CON" for reservations Rates: Single & Double rooms $99, Triple room $109 Other hotels near by: The MGM Grand (Across the street) The Tropicana 1-800-634-4000 (Also across the street) Hotel RANGE PER NIGHT SUN-THUR FRI-SUN ALADDIN $35-$65 $85-$105 BOOMTOWN $28 $55 BOULDER STATION $39 $65 BALLY'S $89-$109 $139 CAESAR'S $165 $190 CIRCUS CIRCUS $29-$45 $79-$89 EXCALIBUR $59-$79 $83-$93 FITZGERALD $46 $75 GLASS POOL INN $29-$39 $49-$89 GOLDEN NUGGET $39-$49 $79 GOLD COAST $35 $55 HARRAH'S $55-$109 $119-$149 HACIENDA $48-68 $88-$98 HILTON (LAS VEGAS) $69-$119 $129-$159 HILTON (FLAMINGO) $69-$99 $85-$209 IMPERIAL PALACE $45-$79 $99-$129 LUXOR $59-$89 $119-$199 MAXIM $48-$68 $59-$79 MGM GRAND $69-$99 $119-$149 MIRAGE $69-$109 $145-$259 PALACE STATION $49-$69 $59-$79 PLAZA $30-$50 $59-$79 SAM'S TOWN $45-$65 $85-105 SAN REMO $59-$79 $119-$159 SAND'S $75-$95 $115-135 RIO $66-$96 $129-$149 RIVERIA $59-$79 $105-$125 TROPICANA $49-$79 $109-$129 TREASURE ISLAND $59-$79 $119-$139 SHERATON DESERT INN $89-$109 $145-$165 SAHARA $59-$79 $85-$105 BLAIR HOUSE $59-$79 $99-$109 VACTION VILLAGE $39-$59 $59-$79 STUFF IN VEGAS:--------------------------------------------------------------- URLs The Monte Carlo Hotel: http://www.pcap.com/montecar.htm http://www.wizard.com/cabbie/brothels2.html Legal Brothals http://www.cris.com/%7Epsyspy/area51/index.shtml Area 51 / Groom Lake http://www.nerdworld.com/users/dstein/nw449.html Gambling Resource page. http://204.31.168.10/travel/Nevada/ Vacation Info for the Luxor, MGM, Mirage, and Excalibur http://www.lv.com/Paradice/ Paradice Adventures is a room consolidator that offers Hotel & Motel discounts in the four major Nevada destinations. Also we offer up to 30% off on rack rates during normal periods. http://www.infi.net/vegas/lvr/ Hotel Reservations, Show Times, and Conventions. MORE INFO:-------------------------------------------------------------------- [> DEF CON Voice Bridge (801) 855-3326 This is a multi-line voice bbs, VMB and voice conference system. There are 5 or so conference areas, with up to eight people on each one. Anyone can create a free VMB, and there are different voice bbs sections for separate topics. This is a good neutral meeting place to hook up with others. [> MAILING LIST send emial to majordomo@fc.net and in the body of the message include the following on a separate line each. subscribe dc-announce subscribe dc-stuff dc-announce is is used for convention updates and major announcements, dc-stuff is related to general conversation, planning rides and rooms, etc. [> WWW Site http://www.defcon.org/ Convention updates and archives from previous conventions are housed here. Past speakers, topics, and stuff for sale. Also a growing section of links to other places of interest and current events. Light Ray set up a web page to help people find rides and share rooms at DC IV. If you have room to spare, or are looking for space check out his page. You can get there from www.defcon.org or direct at http://exo.com/~fricke/dc-ride.html [> EMAIL dtangent@defcon.org Send all email questions / comments to dtangent@defcon.org. It has been said that my email is monitored by various people. If you want to say something private, please do so with my pgp key (At the bottom of this announcement) I usually respond to everything, if not I'm swamped or had a system problem. [> SNAIL MAIL Send all written materials, pre-registrations, etc. to: DEF CON, 2709 E. Madison, Seattle WA, 98112 If you are pre-registering for $30 please make payable to DEF CON and include a name to which you want the registration to apply. I don't respond to registrations unless you request. DO YOU WANT TO HELP?---------------------------------------------------------- Here is what you can do if you want to help out or participate in some way: DONATE stuff for the continuous give-aways and the various contests. Got extra ancient stuff, or new cool stuff you don't use anymore? Donate it to a good cause! One person was very happy over winning an osborne "portable" computer. ORGANIZE sharing a room or rides with other people in your area. Join the mailing list and let people know you have floor space or some extra seats in your car. Hey, what's the worst that can happen besides a trashed hotel room or a car-jacking? CREATE questions for hacker jeopardy (you know how the game is played) and email them to winn@infowar.com. No one helped out last year, so this year let's try. Everything from "Famous narks" to "unix bugs" is fair game. BRING a machine with a 10bt interface card, and get on the local network, trade pgp signatures, etc. MY PGP KEY:------------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.1 mQCNAy6v5H8AAAEEAJ7xUzvdRFMtJW3CLRs2yXL0BC9dBiB6+hAPgBVqSWbHWVIT /5A38LPA4zqeGnGpmZjGev6rPeFEGxDfoV68voLOonRPcea9d/ow0Aq2V5I0nUrl LKU7gi3TgEXvhUmk04hjr8Wpr92cTEx4cIlvAeyGkoirb+cihstEqldGqClNAAUR tCZUaGUgRGFyayBUYW5nZW50IDxkdGFuZ2VudEBkZWZjb24ub3JnPg== =ngNC -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- -- Hey! All my mail is sniffed! Don't forget to PGP important stuff. PGP Key (2.3a & 2.6) on key servers or mail me. Voice (AT&T) 0-700-TANGENT DEF CON mailing list, mail: majordomo@fc.net with "subscribe dc-announce" in the body. DEF CON FTP: ftp.fc.net /pub/defcon http://www.defcon.org