A team of computer hackers has captured 35,000 (AU$99,000) for hacking into a computer system just 24-hours after the competition began.
At Defcon, the annual capture-the-flag tournament captivates players and spectators with a new back story, snazzy graphics and a tougher scoring system.
The exploits of hackers who merely spread viruses and took down servers was getting stale. Vandalism is a low form of antisocial behaviour. Eavesdropping and theft of secrets are of a higher order. Welcome to the new age of hacking: the for-profit era.
Why is it that "Gray hat" hackers, neither corporate pros nor havoc wreakers, are increasingly falling on the wrong side of the law?
A contest of digital-sleuthing skills underscores the cost of cleaning up after a hacker attack.
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