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Team based mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a few scattered members.

DEFCON OpenCTF winners in 2008, 2009 and 2011.

DEFCON OpenCTF organizers in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.

Participated in CTF events

Overall rating place: 6031 with 5.106 pts in 2020

Country place: 346

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
106DEF CON CTF Qualifier 2020322.00004.983
856PlaidCTF 20201.00000.124

Overall rating place: 6191 with 2.911 pts in 2019

Country place: 308

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
35OpenCTF 2019216.00000.000
236Facebook CTF 2019482.00000.623
204PlaidCTF 2019111.00002.289

Overall rating place: 2983 with 5.684 pts in 2018

Country place: 166

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
199DEF CON CTF Qualifier 2018307.00005.550
781PlaidCTF 20181.00000.134

Overall rating place: 2347 with 5.972 pts in 2017

Country place: 137

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
341PlaidCTF 201751.00001.036
132Boston Key Party CTF 2017351.00004.935

Overall rating place: 232 with 54.745 pts in 2016

Country place: 30

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
110PlaidCTF 2016502.000010.745

Overall rating place: 193 with 56.349 pts in 2015

Country place: 27

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
209DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20151.00002.010
49PlaidCTF 20151101.000019.592
67Ghost in the Shellcode 2015651.000010.748

Overall rating place: 107 with 108.323 pts in 2014

Country place: 18

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
160DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20143.00006.073
24PlaidCTF 20142546.000028.257
28Ghost in the Shellcode 20141176.000023.994

Overall rating place: 215 with 52.858 pts in 2013

Country place: 34

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
23PlaidCTF 20131670.000039.951
44Ghost in the Shellcode 2013700.000012.907

Overall rating place: 51 with 206.984 pts in 2012

Country place: 10

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
61Hack.lu CTF 20121300.000014.607
325CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20121200.00005.770
18DEF CON CTF 20120.000084.444
46DEF CON CTF Qualifier 20121900.000040.949
8PlaidCTF 20123111.000061.213

Overall rating place: 102 with 44.458 pts in 2011

PlaceEventCTF pointsRating points
48CSAW CTF Qualification Round 20115600.00000.000
83DEF CON CTF Qualifier 2011900.00000.000

Organized CTF events

NameWeight
OpenCTF 20180.00
OpenCTF 201622.00
OpenCTF 201512.00
OpenCTF 201425.00

Team members

Team writeups

EventTaskAction
OpenCTF 2016the_wire [400]read writeup
OpenCTF 2016Progressive Encryption [500]read writeup
OpenCTF 2016pwning yer account and fixin' yer permissions [11]read writeup
OpenCTF 2015shitty security appliance [200]read writeup
OpenCTF 2014sanity_check [50]read writeup
PlaidCTF 2014zfs [400]read writeup