FrangiPh0wn - CTF Teaser - January 9, 16:00 - February 9, 2026 12:00 CET

FrangiPh0wn is the ultimate galette for hackers.

Prepared by your favorite Ph0wn staff, it's the perfect way to warm up for the upcoming Ph0wn CTF. Take on the challenges, and hunt for the trinkets. Only the most skilled will uncover all the secrets!
FrangiPh0wn is an online CTF. Players play individually, for glory ... and a few prizes.

Get ready! Head to ctf.ph0wn.org , register, and enjoy your hacker galette!

Ph0wn CTF 2026 "Flag Ship" will be on March 13-14, 2026:

Ph0wn (pronouced like phone) is a free Capture The Flag (CTF) and Workshop event dedicated to the Smart World. Anything "smart": from smart phones to embedded devices, IoT, Operational Technology...
We usually have challenges on protocols or customization of connected devices, Android, hardware, retro-gaming, AI, OSINT and programming for IoT/OT/embedded.
It's an on-site CTF: participants interact with equipment.

Key Information

  • Registration: expected to open around mid-February 2026. Registration is mandatory for workshops, social event and CTF (limited seats).
  • Schedule (more information to come):
    • Friday, 13 March 2026: Workshops and Social Event
      • 14:00 - 17: 50 Time travel debugging on Android, with Guillaume Vilcocq.
      • 15:00 - 17: 00 DVID2 (hardware hacking), with Arnaud Courty.
      • ? - ? + 2h Embedded Rust on Microbit, with Hadrien Toma and Cyril Marpaud. In the afternoon, precise schedule unknown yet.
      • ? - ? Exegol, with Charlie Bromberg. Schedule to be announced soon.
      • 19:00 - 22:00 Ph0wn Warm Up Social Event, organized by the SHL at Pole Alpha, Sophia Antipolis. Schedule to be confimed.
    • Saturday, 14 March 2026: Capture The Flag (CTF)
      • 10:00 Doors open. Registration is mandatory. Tables are attributed on a first come, first served basis.
      • 11:00 CTF begins. Good luck!
      • 11:30 Creative Contest encourages participants to contribute to Ph0wn's atmosphere with a Pirate or "Flag Ship" costume. Top 3 costumes get a prize! Details here.
      • 12:00 Votes for the Creative Contest begin.
      • 19:00 CTF ends. Top 3 teams receive prizes!
      • More to be announced
  • Want to train? Download Ph0wn eZine Issue #02 and check our Ph0wn Labs sessions at Sophia Hack Lab.