Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con

Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by 893helios on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:30PM (#14921673)

You mean like Defcon Beijing?

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by unethical_ban on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:35PM (#14922380)

FYI for those reading this, that's not a joke. Defcon actually seems to be hosting a con in Beijing in the near future.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by mankash666 on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:38PM (#14921769)

No. Defcon Toronto

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by avs733 on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:48PM (#14921892)

Defcon Reykjavik? Bunch of hackers in hotsprings sounds like a party

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by rapind on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:55PM (#14921973)

At least then we don't have to worry about the FBI... just Bell and Rogers.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by jdright on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:59PM (#14922621)

This is surreal, no other words. Like NK.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by sah2ed on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:00PM (#14922633)

Moving Defcon to Canada doesn't solve the issue if attendees have to get there via US airspace.

Deplaning [0] is a real possibility.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by btbuildem on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:21PM (#14922234)

No thanks, don't want Canada turning into the next US.

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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by satai on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:30PM (#14922323)

Defcon Prague?

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