Carnegie Mellon’s Hacking Team Wins 7th DEF CON Capture-the-Flag Title, Most in Competition’s History
For the win, the team earned eight black badges, the most elite recognition in hacking.
- For the win, the team earned eight black badges, the most elite recognition in hacking.
- The team’s previous wins came in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022, with second-place finishes in 2015, 2018, 2020, and 2021.
- The team runs and competes in several cybersecurity competitions each year and recently defended its title at the MITRE embedded Capture-the-Flag event (eCTF).
- Members of PPP contribute to Carnegie Mellon University’s annual student-focused hacking competition, picoCTF , developing challenges of varying levels of complexity.