hacking Demystifying Epic Games Store Spyware Over the past few weeks, I've seen a lot of discussion about whether or not the Epic Games' store is spyware. Unfortunately, the "proof" and "research"
ctf CSAW Write-Up: shell->code It's been a few weeks since me and the Mechasheep played CSAW, but that doesn't mean there's nothing left to write about. The first and easiest pwn challenge I encountered
ctf CSAW Write-up: Turtles This past weekend, me and my team played CSAW CTF after taking quite a long break. We managed to hold top-20 for a good portion of the competition, even going
ctf PlaidCTF Write-up: Shop To warm up for DEFCON quals, my team and I decided to give PlaidCTF a shot. We knew it was going to bring some hard, fun challenges, and it did
electrical engineering Hardware Hacking: Automating a USB3 Switch When I'm working from home, I like to feel comfortable on my regular battlestation. My work has to be done on a company machine, however. To keep the familiarity of
capture the flag How To Hack - Episode 2: Use-After-Free Triple Bounce Time for episode two of How to Hack! The challenge in this episode is a harder version of the one from episode one, so make sure to check it out
capture the flag How To Hack - Episode 1: Trampoline Stack Smash So I've recently started streaming again, and pwnables are of my favorite things to stream. Twitch nukes my recordings after only two weeks, but they contain really good, detailed breakdowns
game hacking Throwbacks Part 1: The Effects of Bots on Online Games This is the introduction to a multi-part series where I will be refreshing and reposting content which I've written before the days of this blog. An introduction to the series
Throwbacks Part 0: Introduction This is the introduction to a multi-part series where I will be refreshing and reposting content which I've written before the days of this blog. You can check out the first installment here. Over the years, I've written heaps of content about everything from
pc build New Dual Loop Build Over the holiday break, I took a night to rebuild my computer. My previous build was actually pretty fresh, with a Ryzen 7 1800x and 32GB of ram, but the
hacking TUCTF Write-up: Temple of Malloc It's been a few months since me and my team started practicing CTF again, and we finally played in a live CTF over the weekend. It was a a fun
ctf Pwnables Write-up: FSB I'm on vacation in Mexico this week, which essentially means blow off pool time and hack stuff. I decided a relatively simple challenge would be a good starting point for
ctf Pwnables Write-up: Note And there goes another night spent honing my CTF skills. This time, I decided to tackle pwnables Note challenge for 200 points. Check out my SECURITY PATCH for mmap(). despite
ctf Pwnables Write-up: Malware Recently, me and Vadim decided to tag-team a 500 point challenge on pwnable called malware: I have no respect for writing malware but I do have respect for writing cool
ctf Pwnables Write-ups (October 2017) It's been nearly a year since I played my last competitive Capture The Flag (CTF); life has kept me busy and I haven't had time to practice much. Recently, me
game hacking Hooking LuaJIT If you've been around the gaming industry even a little, you've almost definitely heard of Lua. This potent scripting language has found itself embedded in thousands of video games, acting
game hacking Reversing the League of Legends Client DISCLAIMER: This is for information and learning purposes only, I do not endorse or recommend using this information to make any unofficial tools which can result in bans (or worse)
game hacking Bot Architecture Part 2: Versions & Updates This is the second installment in a multi-part series about the architecture and design of XenoBot. An introduction to the series and topic is here and the first post is
windows Quitting Windows 7 Necromancy My OS install for my main Desktop is going on 6 years now. Since it's advent, it has undergone a slew of changes. Off the top of my head, I
game hacking Bot Architecture Part 1: Threading This is the first installment in a multi-part series about the architecture and design of XenoBot. An introduction to the series and topic is here and the next post is
game hacking Bot Architecture Part 0: Introduction This is the introduction to a multi-part series about the architecture and design of XenoBot. You can check out the first installment here. Before I dive into the nitty-gritty of XenoBot's architecture, I think it's appropriate to introduce XenoBot at a high-level. XenoBot is
