»The security industry gathered in Las Vegas last month for two major hacker conferences, Black Hat and DefCon. Researchers presented a slew of noteworthy exploits including ones that allowed them to hacks cars, insulin pumps, phone SIM cards, Samsung SmartTVs and iPhones via malicious chargers. During a keynote address, Gen. Keith Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, defended the fed's mass surveillance and bulk data collection programs that were called to light by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Government presence was met with some disdain at this year's DefCon, as organizers asked the feds not to attend for the first time in its two decade-long history.
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