Also known as
  • EpicPhail
  • PartOfShellphish
  • Poopphish
  • Shellphish Sashimi
  • Shellphish Nigiri

Academic team UC Santa Barbara and Arizona State University

Website: http://shellphish.net

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Participated in CTF events

Overall rating place: 42 with 412.292 pts in 2024

Country place: 5

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
1CSAW CTF Final Round 20243979.000050.000
3Hack The Vote 20243652.000029.626
11Hack.lu CTF 20241775.000048.871
37BRICS+ CTF Quals 2024749.00004.169
23ASIS CTF Quals 2024844.000011.854
29Urmia CTF 20241950.00006.828
2CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20246405.000032.700
31SekaiCTF 20241339.00009.867
18CrewCTF 20242428.00008.445
6corCTF 20242796.000036.462
1091ImaginaryCTF 2024300.00001.051
48Google Capture The Flag 2024936.000014.217
66ångstromCTF 20241380.000023.952
30BYUCTF 20246533.000014.351
7TBTL CTF 20242973.000018.485
12DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20242081.000047.653
17UMDCTF 20249986.000035.651
7PlaidCTF 20242566.000078.978
317LINE CTF 2024101.00001.526
57osu!gaming CTF 20243349.00009.458
18DiceCTF 2024 Quals2700.000028.399
41Real World CTF 6th296.000014.894

Overall rating place: 90 with 294.957 pts in 2023

Country place: 8

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
220CTF/TCTF 20231257.00000.000
214Hack.lu CTF 202367.00001.661
99ASIS CTF Quals 2023131.00003.337
35CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20236416.000014.125
16HITCON CTF 2023 Quals2598.000042.358
4Bauhinia CTF 20233520.000022.750
11DEF CON CTF 20234280.000018.197
4Tenable CTF 20236003.000026.524
36ENOWARS 726516.658041.473
107Google Capture The Flag 2023536.00007.745
10DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20232500.000058.517
124p4ctf 2023 teaser26.00000.968
38m0leCon CTF 2023 Teaser399.00008.884
100Cryptoverse CTF 20231822.00003.853
49PlaidCTF 2023670.000022.053
18Midnight Sun CTF 2023 Quals3223.000025.495
55cursedCTF 20231712.00003.268
28b01lers CTF1543.00009.409
34hxp CTF 2022794.000018.752
22pbctf 2023836.00009.433
32DiceCTF 20231654.000011.917
11bi0sCTF 20223407.000018.838
471Real World CTF 5th34.00000.702

Overall rating place: 36 with 390.171 pts in 2022

Country place: 3

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
115RCTF 2022303.00002.054
154HITCON CTF 2022214.00003.606
16HK Cyber Security New Generation CTF Challenge 20222590.000018.761
4CSAW CTF Final Round 20224267.00000.000
49BuckeyeCTF 20222427.00007.096
114Hack.lu CTF 2022254.00003.929
7Cryptoverse CTF 20227477.000020.340
70ASIS CTF Quals 2022372.00009.971
32LakeCTF Qualifications621.00003.361
2WPICTF 20224976.000038.908
1480CTF/TCTF 202297.00001.815
1CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20229030.000047.400
72Balsn CTF 2022282.00003.853
6MapleCTF 20225575.000018.267
13DEF CON CTF 202217782.000077.630
8UIUCTF 20225393.000023.461
12ENOWARS 618296.786129.726
56FAUST CTF 202210978.479122.334
61Google Capture The Flag 2022886.000013.040
12DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20221388.000047.267
29saarCTF 202215824.271312.092
9VolgaCTF 2022 Qualifier2860.00009.731
64m0leCon CTF 2022 Teaser194.00003.291
60b01lers CTF799.00007.050
74DCTF 2022700.00002.585
24PlaidCTF 2022901.000032.026
259VishwaCTF 20221936.00002.007
8zer0pts CTF 20222702.000021.420
31Codegate CTF 2022 Preliminary1200.00004.080
155DefCamp CTF 21-22 Online200.00001.955
9DiceCTF 20223086.000014.771
42Insomni'hack teaser 2022370.00002.926
23Real World CTF 4th548.00009.281

Overall rating place: 38 with 371.987 pts in 2021

Country place: 4

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
30HITCON CTF 20211289.000020.493
10HITB PRO CTF 202120326.11000.000
6CSAW CTF Final Round 20213606.000021.275
23BuckeyeCTF 20212844.000011.664
13ASIS CTF Quals 20211782.000057.561
93pbctf 2021296.00001.659
10TastelessCTF 20212398.000025.450
8CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20218654.00000.000
45ALLES! CTF 2021973.00009.085
32FwordCTF 20214001.00005.044
59InCTF 20211378.00005.342
14DEF CON CTF 2021175.000025.917
34Google Capture The Flag 20211857.000031.225
40redpwnCTF 20212509.00009.559
160CTF/TCTF 2021 Quals 3070.000034.345
180Hack-A-Sat 2 Qualifiers79.00000.000
56FAUST CTF 20218243.860022.303
47Pwn2Win CTF 2021565.00008.686
65DawgCTF 20212130.00000.000
10DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20212295.000061.396
24WPICTF 20212701.00000.000
21PlaidCTF 20212261.000041.610
33Midnight Sun CTF 2021 Quals1252.000013.697
3b01lers CTF8179.00000.000
131ångstromCTF 20211630.000012.192
160VolgaCTF 2021 Qualifier132.00001.341
60UMassCTF 20212257.00007.186
193Securinets CTF Quals 202150.00000.345
9LINE CTF 20211961.00009.132
23UTCTF 202122307.000023.079
32Aero CTF 2021600.00006.054
43Union CTF 2021909.00004.015
193DiceCTF 2021329.00001.846
38justCTF [*] 20201017.00006.851
43Real World CTF 3rd212.00003.246

Overall rating place: 19 with 524.396 pts in 2020

Country place: 4

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
22hxp CTF 20201975.000027.221
27ASIS CTF Finals 2020996.000023.203
148pbctf 202039.00000.341
42HITCON CTF 2020896.000019.750
37Dragon CTF 20201106.000024.710
67Balsn CTF 2020420.00001.636
4CSAW CTF Final Round 20203301.000026.231
21Hack The Vote 2020286.00002.486
55mHackeCTF - Enterprise Edition0.83000.228
47N1CTF 2020690.00003.024
118SECCON 2020 Online CTF174.00002.967
8TastelessCTF 20201582.000010.337
2BalCCon2k20 CTF6898.000028.880
58TokyoWesterns CTF 6th 2020823.000017.892
1CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20204405.0000118.000
9ALLES! CTF 20202538.000015.168
16FwordCTF 20209198.000013.283
29GACTF3029.00000.000
23Google Capture The Flag 20202201.000033.946
7DEF CON CTF 2020495.000062.704
328csictf 20202352.00002.523
598TSG CTF 202049.00000.280
15FAUST CTF 202016602.169125.848
89ASIS CTF Quals 2020308.00004.862
320CTF/TCTF 2020 Quals 1291.000017.114
115redpwnCTF 20206621.00007.111
34NahamCon CTF4125.000014.306
992020 Defenit CTF549.00000.973
104RCTF 2020278.00001.582
37Pwn2Win CTF 2020723.000011.169
28Hack-A-Sat Qualifiers771.00005.752
3DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20203651.000071.825
23S㎩mAndFlags Uけimate w呎は屸de C㏊mᒆonship Teaser ꕫꕫ - ㎩㏚i㎄ Edition1241.00005.874
12De1CTF 20205099.000012.770
2Houseplant CTF 202031500.000033.180
17PlaidCTF 20203601.000059.140
14Byte Bandits CTF 20204795.000026.382
87Midnight Sun CTF 2020 Quals626.00006.042
28VolgaCTF 2020 Qualifier1800.000015.195
68Securinets CTF Quals 20201908.00003.454
29saarCTF 202020828.15797.519
13TAMUctf 20209993.00000.000
21CONFidence CTF 2020 Teaser649.000010.233
114b01lers CTF402.00001.585
203ångstromCTF 20201780.000010.686
29UTCTF 20208180.00007.462
7Aero CTF 20204802.000019.223
33Codegate CTF 2020 Preliminary1814.00003.917
56Insomni'hack teaser 2020187.00005.415

Overall rating place: 14 with 625.886 pts in 2019

Country place: 3

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
14hxp 36C3 CTF2886.000019.354
28CTFZone 2019 Quals1217.00007.641
101ASIS CTF Finals 2019128.00002.952
8Dragon CTF 20191000.000054.517
5CODE BLUE CTF 2019807.000010.215
12HITCON CTF 2019 Quals4573.000080.721
308PwnThyBytes CTF 20191.00000.085
6Teaser Dragon CTF 20191820.000023.632
14Real World CTF 2019 Quals1368.000014.308
23CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20193301.000027.673
20Trend Micro CTF 2019 - Raimund Genes Cup - Online Qualifier1000.00002.536
6TokyoWesterns CTF 5th 20193229.0000101.132
7Chaos Communication Camp 20192048.000015.909
10DEF CON CTF 2019284.000028.411
461De1CTF 201928.00000.113
63CyBRICS CTF Quals 2019421.00003.250
18ISITDTU CTF 2019 Quals5640.000010.013
24Google Capture The Flag 2019 (Quals)2351.000052.660
25Facebook CTF 20197621.00009.191
8BCTF 2019 finals3055.00000.000
16FAUST CTF 201912559.881616.666
17NorthSec 201982.000013.014
5DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20193100.000059.810
27TSG CTF858.00003.478
14ASIS CTF Quals 20192196.000028.204
9PlaidCTF 20193857.000073.853
15Midnight Sun CTF 2019 Quals4396.000015.974
150CTF/TCTF 2019 Quals3457.000056.162
14BSidesSF 2019 CTF940.00005.505
282TAMUctf 196215.000010.377
1nullcon HackIM 20199058.000050.620
9Insomni'hack teaser 20191113.000023.189

Overall rating place: 8 with 557.104 pts in 2018

Country place: 2

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
1135C3 CTF1520.000044.464
380X-MAS CTF 2018156.00000.348
27hxp CTF 2018934.000013.080
38OverTheWire Advent Bonanza 20181001.00003.790
10Real World CTF 2018 Finals451.00006.336
5Dragon CTF 20182480.000049.423
83RITSEC CTF 20182011.00005.784
49RuCTFE 2018111083.18004.224
75SECCON 2018 Online CTF1256.00008.041
7HITCON CTF 20184359.000065.567
96Hack.lu CTF 2018543.00008.144
81HumanCTF70.00000.046
1Hackover CTF 20185702.000047.920
1Teaser Dragon CTF 20182247.000050.000
150DefCamp CTF Qualification 2018100.00000.798
3CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20185176.000038.264
10TokyoWesterns CTF 4th 20182744.000046.925
38WhiteHat Grand Prix 2018 – Quals550.00005.092
24DEF CON CTF 2018238.000010.136
8Real World CTF 2018 Quals956.000012.644
125CTFZone 2018 Quals103.00000.664
51Meepwn CTF Quals 20181300.00003.622
17FAUST CTF 20188353.000013.783
120CTF/TCTF 2018 Finals980.00008.501
9DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20182742.000054.374
14PlaidCTF 20181851.000038.506
54ASIS CTF Quals 2018679.00007.390
87Blaze CTF 2018840.00002.951
20RuCTF Finals 20182340.00002.480
120CTF/TCTF 2018 Quals4237.000031.832
660SwampCTF 201850.00000.144
58VolgaCTF 2018 Quals910.00007.318
14SECCON 2017 Final International competition1020.00006.474
34Insomni'hack teaser 2018427.00007.025

Overall rating place: 9 with 558.644 pts in 2017

Country place: 2

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
1934C3 CTF1039.000018.286
6SECCON 2017 Online CTF5500.000030.781
8HITCON CTF 2017 Final16279.610018.864
37RuCTFE 2017237548.16005.624
52TUCTF 20172026.00009.283
9CTFZone 2017 Finals2700.000011.422
472CODE BLUE CTF 201738.00000.205
2HITCON CTF 2017 Quals5399.0000101.532
34Kaspersky Industrial CTF Quals 20172100.00006.373
21CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20173926.000016.208
554ASIS CTF Finals 201718.00000.233
16Tokyo Westerns CTF 3rd 20171591.000021.985
43SHA2017 CTF1600.00008.601
7DEF CON CTF 201710452.000036.130
10CTFZone 20173867.00009.195
4PoliCTF 20173810.000022.728
55SECUINSIDE CTF Quals 2017389.00001.454
205Trend Micro CTF 2017 - Raimund Genes Cup - Online Qualifier100.00000.548
51Google Capture The Flag 2017 (Quals)949.00004.173
10CTF 2017 Finals4566.000090.000
19FAUST CTF 201710242.47684.256
12CONFidence CTF 2017870.000015.799
3DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20172094.000073.427
6PlaidCTF 20173262.000064.461
175BCTF 201764.00000.216
3Teaser CONFidence CTF 20171901.000010.934
91Nuit du Hack CTF Quals 2017480.00004.903
115VolgaCTF 2017 Quals700.00003.918
30CTF 2017 Quals4788.000047.599
125UCSB iCTF 201711315.32550.419
222Boston Key Party CTF 201751.00000.921
23Codegate 2017 prequals1650.000015.879
16SECCON 2016 Final competition 790.00007.315
49Insomni'hack teaser 2017450.00003.512

Overall rating place: 11 with 776.691 pts in 2016

Country place: 2

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
833C3 CTF3825.000060.837
30The 318br, DESEC, and SucuriHC Capture The Flag (3DSCTF)3702.000010.117
34SharifCTF 72260.000014.563
14SECCON 2016 Online CTF3500.000018.297
4HITCON CTF 2016 Final20323.210024.162
94Hack The Vote 2016800.00003.517
126Hack.lu CTF 2016246.00006.373
4HITCON CTF 2016 Quals4200.000066.734
13TUM CTF 20162064.000011.378
11DefCamp CTF Qualification 20161505.00008.078
34CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20163076.000015.154
7WhiteHat Contest 122050.000011.224
7Tokyo Westerns/MMA CTF 2nd 20164120.000041.448
10DEF CON CTF 201678044.000062.982
8DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20162752.000060.975
40CTF 2016 Finals7843.400028.044
13PlaidCTF 20162367.000053.629
1Nuit du Hack CTF Quals 20163150.000073.060
84Pwn2Win CTF 2016165.00001.754
3BCTF 20163567.000033.648
7Insomni'hack 201667950.000024.392
30CTF 2016 Quals67.000047.700
5Boston Key Party CTF 201687.000066.375
23SSCTF 2016 Quals2110.00004.512
69Internetwache CTF 20161750.00004.239
3SECCON 2015 Final competition (International) 1100.00000.000
29HackIM 20165500.00003.370
5Insomni'hack teaser 20161250.000020.129

Overall rating place: 4 with 1019.307 pts in 2015

Country place: 2

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
3032C3 CTF1750.000019.000
5WhiteHat Grand Prix – Final Round 201514100.00003.398
7SECCON 2015 Online CTF4702.000026.595
6HITCON CTF 2015 Final19502.030024.448
1159447 Security Society CTF 2015551.00003.780
27RuCTFE 20152048197.760016.632
14Defcamp CTF Finals 20151002.00005.893
3CSAW CTF Final Round 20153675.000035.491
2WhiteHat Grand Prix – Qualification Round 20155295.000027.192
4EKOPARTY CTF 20153246.000039.402
4Hack.lu CTF 20157283.000084.677
2HITCON CTF 2015 Quals4690.000071.528
76Hackover CTF 2015375.00000.497
2ASIS CTF Finals 20154276.000054.201
14Defcamp CTF Qualification 20153855.00008.994
8Trend Micro CTF Asia Pacific & Japan 2015 Online Qualifier4209.000017.001
2CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20156860.000060.000
2MMA CTF 1st 20154150.000048.621
9DEF CON CTF 201510591.000044.267
12PoliCTF 20153000.000020.700
12DEF CON CTF Qualifier 201542.000073.816
6VolgaCTF 2015 Quals4550.000021.176
40Teaser CONFidence CTF 2015650.00001.479
19PlaidCTF 20152251.000040.873
88Nuit du Hack CTF Quals 2015650.00006.796
6UIUCTF 20151350.00003.588
70CTF 2015 Quals4030.000019.726
25Codegate CTF Preliminary 20151910.000018.736
48Boston Key Party CTF 20151620.000016.331
16SECCON CTF 2014 Finals927.00008.047
14Ghost in the Shellcode 20152501.000042.419

Overall rating place: 24 with 428.060 pts in 2014

Country place: 5

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
28RuCTFE 201497626.05006.793
3SECCON CTF 2014 Online Qualifications6701.000031.879
8CSCAMP CTF Quals 20143650.00005.033
11CSAW CTF Final Round 20141400.000013.227
6QIWI CTF 20141000.00002.582
2MalCon CTF 20142.00007.500
24Hack.lu CTF 20144067.000034.987
4MalCon 2014 Quals4.00003.250
611Sharif University CTF 20140.00000.000
6CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20145960.000046.667
15HITCON CTF 20143041.000019.380
18DEF CON CTF 2014899.000010.830
18Pwnium CTF 20142436.000012.302
28SECUINSIDE CTF Quals 2014800.000031.772
10DEF CON CTF Qualifier 201429.000062.265
288DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20141.000062.265
11PlaidCTF 20143918.000045.493
59RuCTF Quals 20142210.000015.414
9Boston Key Party CTF 20143600.000046.300
21PHD CTF Quals 201432900.000030.236

Overall rating place: 45 with 257.762 pts in 2013

Country place: 6

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
7RuCTF 201328207.755013.716
4CSAW CTF Final Round 20133900.000030.441
13Hack.lu CTF 20132887.000050.798
2CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20138200.000060.000
7DEF CON CTF 20131223.000017.950
7DEF CON CTF Qualifier 201360.000084.857

Overall rating place: 40 with 230.359 pts in 2012

Country place: 8

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
9DEF CON CTF 20120.000088.889
5DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20124400.0000109.796
41Codegate CTF Preliminary 20122300.000031.674

Overall rating place: 25 with 171.564 pts in 2011

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
9DEF CON CTF 20110.00000.000
8DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20114000.00000.000

Organized CTF events

NameWeight
iCTF 2024 (Undergrad)0
iCTF 2024 (Highschool)0
Decompetition v2.025.00
iCTF 202124.55
Decompetition25.00
UCSB iCTF 202019.75
UCSB iCTF 201934.00
UCSB iCTF 201860.83
UCSB iCTF 201735.00
UCSB iCTF 201535.00
UCSB iCTF 201442.00

Team members

Team writeups

EventTaskAction
m0leCon CTF 2023 TeaserNoRegVM [131]read writeup
m0leCon CTF 2022 TeaserCircuitry Magic [144]read writeup
VolgaCTF 2022 QualifierPower [284]read writeup
VolgaCTF 2022 QualifierArmutism [500]read writeup
TastelessCTF 2021[game] Skull Island [443]read writeup
TastelessCTF 2021[game] Boat [472]read writeup
TastelessCTF 2021[game] Conch [493]read writeup
TastelessCTF 2021[game] Thrybrush [497]read writeup
TastelessCTF 2020babychaos [356]read writeup
CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2020blox 2 [300]read writeup
CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2020blox 1 [300]read writeup
Google Capture The Flag 2020sprint [173]read writeup
CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2020grid [150]read writeup
CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2020roppity [50]read writeup
CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2020modus_operandi [100]read writeup
CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2020authy [150]read writeup
CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2020slithery [100]read writeup
Google Capture The Flag 2020tracing [151]read writeup
VolgaCTF 2020 QualifierNotepad— [300]read writeup
nullcon HackIM 2019proton [500]read writeup
nullcon HackIM 2019credz [500]read writeup
nullcon HackIM 2019blog [493]read writeup
nullcon HackIM 2019BabyJS [488]read writeup
nullcon HackIM 2019mime checkr [500]read writeup
Teaser Dragon CTF 2018Nodepad [330]read writeup
Teaser Dragon CTF 2018cryptovm [432]read writeup
UCSB iCTF 2017time_machine read writeup
DEF CON CTF 2016LEGIT_00003 read writeup
0CTF 2016 Qualsstate of the ART [5]read writeup
ASIS CTF Finals 2015License [125]read writeup
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