Vincenzo Iozzo, a prominent figure in the cybersecurity industry, has been removed from the official websites of the Black Hat and Code Blue conferences. Iozzo, the CEO of SlashID, was previously a member of the Black Hat review board since 2011, but his name is no longer visible on the conference websites as of the latest update.
Iozzo’s removal follows the release of over 2,300 documents by the Department of Justice, which revealed his correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 2014 to 2018. The emails show Iozzo’s attempts to arrange meetings with Epstein even after allegations of Epstein’s misconduct surfaced in late 2018.
In response to his removal, Iozzo stated that he has not resigned voluntarily and is open to a thorough investigation. Iozzo’s career includes notable contributions to the cybersecurity field, such as his early work on Apple’s mobile software and his role as the founder of the cybersecurity startup IperLane, which was later acquired by CrowdStrike.
Black Hat has not provided any comments on the matter at this time, leaving the situation surrounding Iozzo’s removal from the conference websites open to interpretation and further investigation.
Source: TechCrunch