Defcon Archive May 2026

Every year, thousands of hackers, security professionals, and federal agents descend upon Las Vegas for DEFCON, the world’s largest and most iconic hacking conference. But what happens to the talks, the research, and the zero-day exploits after the badges go dark? They live on in the DEFCON Archive .

In the end, the DEFCON Archive is a living artifact of a community that believes information wants to be free—even if that information is a shaky 240p video of someone brute-forcing a hotel keycard in 1999. The archive ensures that next year’s hackers remember what last year’s hackers risked to teach them. defcon archive