The NBC Dateline reporter
Michelle Madigan attempted to sneak in a hidden camera into
DEFCON.
A pity effort to hack into the hacker-only conference DEFCON
was attempted by the NBC reporter Michelle Madigan. Apparently
the Associate Producer for Dateline NBC entered the DEFCON with
a hidden camera and tried to film attendees confessing to
illegal activities. According to some sources, Madigan was
working on an investigative piece called "Hackers for Hire"
which would have shown the underground world of the hackers
community.
The DEFCON folks quickly picked up the scent
(some claim they were tipped off) and told the audience that
there is a reporter among them with a hidden camera. Michelle
Madigan quickly left the conference room, chased down by over
100 of the participants. The tables turned on Madigan on exit,
when she was chased down by a dozen of reporters trying to
interview her.
Watch the video of Michelle Madigan being outed
at the DEFCON:
A pity effort to hack into the hacker-only conference DEFCON
was attempted by the NBC reporter Michelle Madigan. Apparently
the Associate Producer for Dateline NBC entered the DEFCON with
a hidden camera and tried to film attendees confessing to
illegal activities. According to some sources, Madigan was
working on an investigative piece called "Hackers for Hire"
which would have shown the underground world of the hackers
community. 
Published on 08/04/2007