Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein

February 18, 2026 Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

The Def Con hacking conference banned hackers Pablos Holman and Vincenzo Iozzo, as well as former MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, from attending the annual conference after their reported connections with Jeffrey Epstein.

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