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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!
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No Post This Week
I’ve busy with my position at Summer Youth Academy lately. It’s been great so far, but it’s also been my singular focus. I have a few posts lined up on topics I’d like to go through, but that’ll have to wait until July.
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I'm Going to DEF CON
I’ve been really busy lately with my position at Summer Youth Academy (Brown Youth Academy) so I’m going to keep this short and simple since I’m short on time and will be short on time for the next month or so. I’m going to be at DEF CON 30! I’m...
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The Importance of Pride in Fostering a Free World
Yesterday, I went downtown with a friend to attend the raising ceremony of the pride flag in Merced. It was a lovely event with many speakers sharing their stories, why they feel pride matters, and why it’s important we continue to create an inclusive environment for all. It was a...
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How I Created Pacman Digest
It all started when I was upgrading the operating system on my portable road warrior, a ThinkPad x250 running Arch Linux, when pacman told me that I didn’t have sufficient space for the upgrade. This was the first time I’d ever encountered that, so I decided to make a program...
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Finishing My Third Year and Summer Projects
I’m officially done with my third year of college. Six semesters completed, and only one more to go before I graduate. This year’s definitely been the most interesting, fun, packed, and memorable year of my college experience thus far. Every single year has been a new adventure but this one...
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What I Learned Developing Amelior
The proof-of-concept of Amelior, a health app I’ve been developing for the past semester with a team of colleagues, is complete. This was the first time I’ve touched Android app development in a long time and it’s been quite a journey learning Kotlin. Along the way, I’ve learned a lot...
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Finals Season Stress
Finals season is in full swing currently and it’s been a particularly stressful finals season this semester. This week was my last week of instruction, and next week is full of exams, presentations, projects, and more for my peers and me. I don’t even have that particularly large of a...