Jeff Moss (hacker) also works with Mr. Robot's technical consulting team. DEF CON was portrayed in "The X-Files" episode "Three of a Kind" featuring an appearance by The lone gunmen. DEF CON was portrayed as a United States government-sponsored convention instead of a civilian convention. Actor Will Smith visited DEF CON 21 to watch a talk by Apollo Robbins, the gentleman thief and to study the DEF CON culture for an upcoming movie role. Jeff Moss (hacker) Jeff Moss, also known as Dark Tangent, (born January 1, 1975) is an American hacker, computer and internet security expert who founded the Black Hat and
Hacker is, using playful cleverness to achieve a goal. But then, it is supposed, the meaning of the term shifted over the decades and came to refer to computer criminals. As the security-related usage has spread more widely, the original meaning has become less known. In popular usage and in the media, "computer intruders" or "computer criminals" is the exclusive meaning of the word today. (For example, "An Internet 'hacker' broke through state government security systems in March.") In the computer enthusiast (Hacker Culture) community, the primary meaning is a complimentary description for a particularly brilliant programmer or technical expert. (For