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No Post This Week
Hey, I’ve been really busy with research stuff lately, so I didn’t have time to write a post this week. It’s a shame because I have a lot I want to talk about and a lot I’d rather work on, but that’ll have to wait until later. Possibly months later....
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HackerPass Draft
I’m currently working on a project called “HackerPass,” an RFID-based wireless authentication and attendance tracking system aimed at being inexpensive, autonomous, and DIY-able. The motivation for this stemmed from the need for a streamlined attendance and participation reward system for events such as hackathons, and I’m anticipating HackerPass to debut...
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IrisCTF 2023 Will Be Happening January 7th!
Hey, I’m happy to publicly announce that IrisCTF will be happening early 2023! We’ve been talking about this for a while now and we’re organizing some things internally. You can read the announcement post on our website at irissec.xyz. I’ve still been super busy with research stuff. I’m trying to...
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No Post This Week
I’ve been busy with research stuff lately so I didn’t really have time to write anything up. Happy trails.
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Busy
Hey, I’ve been busy lately. I’m taking on a new research project and I’m also kinda deep-diving into some RFID and Arduino stuff. School is in full swing and is starting to ramp up. I might be making posts later than usual, blanking out for weeks, and all that. I’m...
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Some Upcoming Stuff
Hey, I’m back in school. Our semester started last week and I’m taking 3 classes at UC Merced this semester: CSE 107, Intro to Digital Image Processing; CSE 168, Distributed Software Systems; and EECS 262, Networking of Embedded Systems. I’m having a good time so far and my classes haven’t...
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My Experiences at DEF CON
I went to DEF CON 30 this year, and it was awesome! I had so much fun meeting up with some teammates from IrisSec, attending my teammate’s talk, going to villages, doing challenges, learning new things, picking up merch, and so much more, and of course doing Las Vegas things...
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Recovering from DEF CON
I got back from DEF CON earlier this week after spending 5 days in Las Vegas. It was a wild ride and I learned a lot, and I’m excited to talk about my experiences soon! For now, however, I’m going to be resting and on low energy, and probably getting...
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A Dive Into IPv6: Forcing Hosts to Change IPs Using Rogue Router Advertisements
This writeup is also readable on my GitHub repository and team website. I recently did a great challenge at UIUCTF 2022 that forced me to finally bite the bullet and learn IPv6. This particular challenge involved forcing hosts on a network to change their IP addresses by crafting and sending...
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Attacking OTP Using a Biased Key Generation
This writeup is also readable on my GitHub repository and team website. This is my third and final writeup from this year’s ImaginaryCTF. This particular challenge concerns attacking an OTP (one-time pad), a strong encryption technique in cryptography that is fundamentally uncrackable given proper implementation and adherence to a few...
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Extracting Data Hidden in ARP Frames
This writeup is also readable on my GitHub repository and team website. This is my second writeup out of a series of three from ImaginaryCTF. This particular challenge deals with data being discreetly embedded in link layer (layer 2) ARP frames in a given pcapng file, and my solution involved...
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SSH Tunneling to Bypass SFTP Jail and Leak a Database
This writeup is also readable on my GitHub repository and team website. Last weekend, I had the pleasure of participating in ImaginaryCTF 2022 with my team, IrisSec. It was a lot of fun and I think we’re going to be returning for the next rendition of ImaginaryCTF. The challenges were...
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First Impressions of the Flipper Zero
I got a lovely little gadget in the mail recently: the Flipper Zero, a charming handheld device for all sorts of hacking chaos. I’ve had some fun with its Bluetooth, infrared, LF RFID, NFC, and BadUSB functionalities already, and I’m still learning the ins and outs of this platform, so...
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The Joy of Making a Difference
Hey, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve just recently finished my position for the year at UC Merced’s 8th Summer Youth Academy (formerly known as Willie Brown Jr. Youth Academy). It’s been… quite a journey – the good, the bad, the great, the horrible. One thing for sure,...
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No Post This Week
Just as before, I’m busy with my position at Summer Youth Academy. A lot has happened and I’m glad that it’s ending on a high note – something that I anticipate reflecting on soon. Until then, see you next month!
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No Post This Week
Same as last time, I’ve been busy with Summer Youth Academy lately. See you next month!