Ph0wn 2023 took place on November 24-25 2023. There was 182 participants in 46 teams.
41 teams scored at least once. Teams coming from mostly from France (Provence, Paris, Lyon, Grenoble, Rennes, Toulouse...), but also 3 teams from Switzerland. There were 35% of students, 65% of professionals.
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The event was sponsored by:
Platinum Sponsors: Fortinet, RingZer0
Gold Sponsors: EchoStar Mobile, BSecure, SERMA, Penthertz
Bronze Sponsors: Hardwear.io, Hydrabus, Hackable Magazine, PiRogue Tool Suite
Venue & organization: Fortinet, Telecom Paris, Université Cote d'Azur, EURECOM, GreHack, Norton Research Group.
A few statistics:
23 challenges
1 challenge involved a real and operational satellite
16 challenges involved specific equipment (antenna, 3D printing, Hydrabus, smartwatches, board games...)
6 Rookie challenges
Easiest challenges: Pico PCB, Satellite 1, Arkanoid, HydraJet 1
Most difficult challenges: HydraJet 2, Heavy Duty, Unbolted 2, PiRogue
Write-ups are available on Ph0wn's GitHub repository or download Ph0wn eZine Issue #01!
The badges of this edition were beautiful and interactive.
The "ph0wn" badge changed when you touched it.
The Game & Watch badge implemented a full Parachute game.
Another one was simulating the Flipper Zero.
The winner badge implemented an adventure game.
Congratulations to LambdaHack, he got the most votes.
Badge Contest Winner
Ph0wn 2023 hosted 4 free workshops during the afternoon. All workshops were full.
Software reverse engineering for beginners with Ghidra applied to a drone's firmware (ARM architecture) - Maximilien Bouchez
3D Printing - Sebastien et Tom Andrivet
Hands-on hardware security key - Sylvain Pelissier and Nils Amiet
Hacking d'architectures retro - Fabrice Francès