DEF CON bans hackers, technologists named in Epstein documents

Vincenzo Iozzo, Joichi Ito and Pablos Holman are barred from future attendance after Justice Department files revealed their roles in efforts to secure Jeffrey Epstein’s access to DEF CON.

The DEF CON hacker conference has banned three people involved with the organization whose names appeared in recently released Justice Department files that exposed their ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The conference banned Vincenzo Iozzo, Joichi Ito and Pablos Holman from future attendance, according to an updated list of banned individuals made public Wednesday.

The Justice Department’s release of approximately 3 million files on Jan. 30 has brought to light Epstein’s significant interest in some of the world’s largest hacker gatherings, with the recent disclosures connecting all three individuals to those efforts.

DEF CON and its sibling conference, Black Hat, are typically held the same week in Las Vegas, Nevada, every summer, attracting thousands of ...