There's SO MUCH to say about this. But let's start by acknowledging that @thedarktangent.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy took the hard road in defending this suit. Settling with Hadnagy was both the easiest and cheapest path. But that also gave Chris top cover to claim he was wronged. 1/2

DEF CON@defcon.bsky.social · last yr.

DEF CON legal update: Truth is a complete defense against defamation. The Hadnagy lawsuit against us is over. Summary judgement. Dismissed, with prejudice. You can read the judgment here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... . Stay tuned for a more detailed report. #defcon #legalupdate

DEF CON legal update: Truth is a complete defense against defamation. The Hadnagy lawsuit against us is over. Summary judgement. Dismissed, with prejudice. You can read the judgment here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... . Stay tuned for a more detailed report. #defcon #legalupdate

Chris Hadnagy vs. DEF CON Lawsuit update 2025/02/24 It’s been a while since our last update - a lot has been going on behind the scenes - and with the discovery phase complete we have filed a motion for summary judgement asking the court to dismiss his lawsuit.

At Munich Cyber Security Conference for a panel on AI & security w @zardus.bsky.social @dwizzzle.bsky.social (moderated by @thedarktangent.bsky.social) Shaping up to be a provocative conversation on software security (Are ASLR & DEP still relevant? Are LLMs actually effective at finding vulns?)