Absolutely Brilliant!
What a tremendous irony that she was clearly so frustrated by the experience. I guess that is the point that gauls me the most. I think I wouldn't have been frustrated at all if she had been more gracious and taken the turn about as humor.

She was at Defcon trying to shame another individual for the sake of NBC ratings and voyeuristic sleaze. Then when the tables were turned she was indignant. If she had had any courage at all she would have had the guts to see the irony and laugh at the whole experience. Instead she showed that she had no right to inflict on others what she could not handle herself.

I hope the experience teaches her humility.

All that aside, I am not sure I understand or appreciate DEFCON 15 and its purposes. Hopefully it increases our personal security on the internet rather than decreases it.

Erik, Vancouver, Washington, USA

....HA HA HA...not as cute as she thought, right?

Charlie Griffith, Middletown, Maryland

The hackers actually seemed very civil, jovial and considerate given the circumstances. They did a fine job of sweeping out the rubbish. "Hire these guys for your convention security today!", should read the caption.
p.s. When are they going to give us a Bond Movie that is strictly delivered from the "U.K.'s" point of view, warts and all. I would like to see the dark tones, contrast and subtle implications that aren't apparent in most of the productions. From the very first feature, the layers have been reduced during the process to appease the U.S. and international markets. Where are the great directors from your country that could deliver a long-awaited masterpiece from this great series?

Fred Altieri, Santa Monica, CA

HAHAH you can't make this stuff up...lol

Praebeo, San Diego, U.S.A

Per Kit of Kentucky: A true hacker is one who doesn't really commit a crime, he doesn't change any information. He just gets in looks around and gets out. That is a hacker, not some wannabe Mob boss.

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Wrong Kit! Hacking into a corporation or govt. site is in fact - a federal crime and sometimes an international crime. Only authorized individuals are legally allowed into these sites and anyone else is committing a serious crime. Just looking at information can mean viewing classified govt data (a major federal crime) or even viewing corp classified data (a crime under commerce laws). A true hacker understands where he can hack legally and where he cannot - and more important, respects the laws of the nation & other nations. The FBI, Secret Service, IRS & even InterPol can come knocking on the doors of the fake hackers.

Guy, Orlando, FL

That is awesome. Gadget loving geeks stick to their own. Keep the press out!

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Swiss Gadgets, San Francisco,

Shame on NBC! Shame on this stupid reporter proves to be!
She should be out of NBC, shows her the DOOR, please!

Catulo Perrucho, Toronto, Ontario

Personally, if she was there to "out" an FBI agent, she needs to be tried for obstruction of justice. What if that FBI agent was needed to help her one day? People like her make me sick. A true hacker is one who doesn't really commit a crime, he doesn't change any information. He just gets in looks around and gets out. That is a hacker, not some wannabe Mob boss.

Kit, etown/ky, usa/ky

Did anyone get that?

Dan, Virginia Beach,

She went into that confrence with malicious intent, and had it thrown right back in her face. I say "Bravo" DEFCON. She is just lucky; any other confrence (Soldier of Fortune, for example) and it would have been much much worse.

Zack, Vancouver, WA