We got another 1,800,000+ malware samples cookin'.

We're at like, 22,000,000 unique samples. There is no reason why any individual should possess this much malware but here we are. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If you're at DEFCON and see a woman with this backpack, ask her for a limited edition vx-underground holographic sticker. She has them all.

Please don't randomly touch her or yank on her backpack.

Just wave or say "Hello Helen", y'know, like a normal human being would do.

Hello this is vx-underground and welcome to Jackass.

Next time you purchase a harddrive make sure you read the specs closely or else you'll be stuck transferring 6.82TB+ at 20MB/s.

Yesterday BratvaCorp detailed the 200IQ moves performed by the administrators of WWH-Club.

Kublitskii, a Russian national, and Khodyrev, a Kazakhstan national, sought asylum in the United States.

Upon arrival Kublitskii deposited $50,000 cash in a Bank of America account and began renting a luxury condo in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Additionally, he reportedly spent his time visiting various tourist attractions in Orlando, Florida. Despite his heavy spending, he reported no form of income or employment.

Khodyrev also residing in Florida, reported no income or employment. However, he decided to purchase a 2023 Corvette in $110,000 cash.

The United States Internal Revenue Service seeing two foreign nationals burning hundreds of thousands of dollars despite no employment

Information and post via BratvaCorp.

Full court report:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.672601/gov.uscourts.flsd.672601.1.0.pdf

Happy to report that brainwax6 & Troy8223, the two winners of the vx-underground DEFCON badge giveaway, have successfully received their badges and are enjoying their DEFCON visit.

Thanks to gbyolo_it & d_glenx for sponsoring the giveaway!

We bit the bullet, got some emergency drives being delivered. We're out $1,800, but we screwed up.

(I screwed up, I made the purchase, and I didn't check the specs)

(Hi, it's me, Smelly Smellington aka -2 IQ)

We've added an additional 500,000+- malware samples to vx-underground.

You can now wear malware as a hat.

In case you missed it: Security researcher RayRedacted has a son named Sam. Sam set the Men's World Record at the Paris Olympics this year for speed climbing. Sam successfully climbed 15 meters (49 ft) in 4.74 seconds. The average Olympic athlete age is 27. Sam is 18 years old.

The entire vx-underground collection is available at the DEFCON Data Duplication Village. Bring a harddrive, clone it, get the malware, and show your Mom.

We also included 100GB of cat pictures too as a DEFCON exclusive. No idea why you'd want 100GB of cats, but you'll get it.

DEFCON nerd drama.

Disclaimer: The source of the following information is from various Reddit threads, Discord discussions, and Twitter conversations. We are unable to determine the validity of all of the information shared. Some information can be confirmed because there is physical evidence present.

The drama: earlier today (approx. 5 hours ago) security researcher Dmitry Grinberg was escorted off the stage at DEFCON – making him one of the few individuals in convention history to be physically escorted off stage.

The contents of the badge (code base, etc) was developed by Dmitry Grinberg and Mr. Grinberg states he gave no permission to DEFCON to use his code base on the badge. He states he will be issuing a DMCA notice to DEFCON soon. Mr. Grinberg also stated on Reddit you can enable an easter-egg on the device by doing:

- FN
- MENU
- ABOUT
- SELECT

When doing this the badge will display Dmitry Grinberg's information proving he is the developer. Additionally, Dmitry Grinberg said on Reddit if you'd like a license to use the firmware you can contact him and he will issue it to you. He will also sign badges for individuals and this will count as a license grant. He will be outside the DEFCON entrance at 10am tomorrow morning to sign badges.

Attachment 1. Dmitry Grinberg being escorted off stage
Attachment 2. The easter-egg