That Awesome Time I Was Sued for Two Billion Dollars

Architecture and Background

That Awesome Time I Was Sued For Two Billion Dollars Jason Scott Textfiles.com In a world where scams are now considered as commonplace as functioning websites and cell phones, it's sometimes too easy to forget the insidiousness and complicated preparation that can go into a well-honed misleading attempt to gain financially from unknowing people. It also helps if you're this side of crazy.

Vulnerability Analysis

For over a decade, Jason Scott (and a group of others) were plagued by one such artist of misdirection, and he will present an dismaying, tragic, but hilarious recounting of what he learned along the way and what you yourself might find yourself confronted with as you go about your business. The story is true, the two billion dollars was demanded but not awarded, and the case got to court.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

Come hear a legal yarn with a side order of fried conspiracy theory, and walk away a little wiser. Jason Scott is a computer historian and speaker celebrating ten years at DEFCON.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

He runs TEXTFILES.COM, has filmed documentaries on the BBS and Text Adventures, and is the owner of the (as of this writing) most popular cat on Twitter, Sockington. For copies of the slides and additional materials please see the DEF CON 17 Archive here: