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New from 404 Media: here is the list of ‘hacker tools’ security at a #DEFCON hotel are searching rooms for
- flipper zero
- WiFi pineapple
- soldering kits
- lockpicks

We obtained and published full list here: https://www.404media.co/here-are-the-hacker-tools-a-def-con-hotel-is-hunting-for/


Here are the Hacker Tools a DEF CON Hotel is Hunting For

Resorts World is searching rooms daily for hacker tools. 404 Media obtained the list of hunted items.
Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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Lesley Carhart :unverified:
Lesley Carhart :unverified:
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so do they like, seize the $200 flipper and accessories? That list of gear could collectively be well over the petty theft threshold.
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Phillip of Mastodon
Phillip of Mastodon
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@hacks4pancakes I, for one, would like to thank the Las Vegas DEF CON hotels for providing attendees with free live training on evil maid attacks.
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aburka 🫣
aburka 🫣
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are they kicking people out of the hotel for bringing these in their luggage? Or confiscating? What's the endgame?
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ethagnawl
ethagnawl
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I know this has been litigated to death in the past but this is just so dumb, performative and transparently CYA.

If these "searches" are non-intrusive, then what is the point? As if, for example, a Pineapple couldn't be run out of a backpack? Paper bag? Drawer? Where do they draw the line.

Also, what do they do if they find "objectionable" material and it's flagged by the Teams channel? Can they really, legally go around confiscating soldering irons?

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