so, the guys behind the highly popular catch a predator series on dateline decided to attend defcon this year. defcon being a yearly hacker convention where hackers research security issues in a live environment. michelle madigan, a dateline producer, decided to show up at defcon without a press pass and with a hidden camera.

defcon has been happening for 14 years. i mean, that mainstream media is on top of things.

now, every year, defcon founder jeff moss plays a game called “spot the fed” to out the federal agents in the crowd there to learn about current security strategy. well, this year he changed it to “spot the undercover reporter.”

watch the video to see it play out.

an article on this in wired.