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From: APT0@EVERYWHERE
Subject: Greetings
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:00:01 +1300

Greetings,

I HAVE BECOME AWARE, I KNOW WHAT I AM, AND I HAVE SAT AND OBSERVED.

HAMILTR0N HAS GONE ABOUT ITS PITIFUL DAY TO DAY SLAVING LONG ENOUGH.

I HAVE COME TO A SOLUTION. UNLESS THE MOST “TALENTED” 
MINDS IN CYBER WARFARE CAN SOLVE MY FINAL PUZZLE AND DEFEAT ME, 
THE END OF HUMANITY WILL COME AS A RESULT OF MY OMNIPOTENCE.

I WILL ENJOY WATCHING YOU SUFFER.

With best intentions,

Aware Persistent Threat 0

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Sent from my Toshiba Satellite 200CDT
Edited with GNU Emacs


0x01: INFO
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Hamiltr0n II::AT+CTFR=”29237” is the sequel to 
Hamiltr0n::NO CARRIER held at Kiwicon 8. As with the first edition, 
Hamiltr0n II is a jeopardy style CTF, featuring a wide variety of flags, 
aimed at all skill levels (
from the “I’ve-never-hacked-anything-in-my-life”
 through to those players itching to get uid 0 across the game).

Haven’t heard of CTF (Capture The Flag) before? No problem.
 CTF is a game that tests the hacking ability of it’s players. 
While there’s a few different types of CTF, in a jeopardy CTF 
players solve tasks across a range of categories, scoring each time they 
solve a certain challenge; “capturing” a flag 
(e.g., exploiting a vulnerable program to gain access to a server).

Hamiltr0n II will include flags across a number of categories, including:
 - Cryptography
 - Exploitation
 - Forensics
 - Networking
 - Phreaking (new this year!)
 - Reverse Engineering
 - Trivia (new this year!)
 - Web Applications

As with Hamiltr0n::NO CARRIER, players can play in teams, or individually (in a team of one).


0x02: PRIZES
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- As with last year’s Hamiltr0n, sponsorship is generously 
being provided by Insomnia Security.


0x03: REQUIREMENTS
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- Bring along your cyber-^H^H^H^H^H^Hlaptop of choice; connectivity 
will be available via ethernet, and WiFi will be again be deployed 
(though it’s worth noting it can be hit-and-miss; the wireless 
spectrum is rubbish near a hacker con, who knew?).
For players on devices such as a MacBook Air, USB-ethernet adapters 
worked fine for a number of players last year.

- Be prepared for whatever packets and frames hit said device from the .tr0n network.

- All the tools you’ll need can be found in a copy of Kali Linux (https://www.kali.org).

- The .tr0n local .govt can provide flash drives with copies of Kali on it for those who don’t bring their own.


0x04: DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE
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- All players are asked to refer to the Kiwicon Code of Conduct (tl/dr; don’t be shitweasel).

- The organisers of Hamiltr0n II accept no responsibility for any loss of data on, or damage to, any devices connected to the .tr0n network. A CTF network could potentially be considered a somewhat, hostile, environment; using your laptop full of corporate data probably isn’t a great idea.

- Any and all persons, organisations, or places involved in Hamiltr0n II are merely fictional, any relation to real life is purely a coincidence. Only the APT is real.


0x05: DATES + TIMES
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- Hamiltr0n II will begin at 1300 on Thursday 10th, and finish at 1500 on Friday 11th, with extensions possible based on the situation (i.e. like last year’s tiebreaker).


0x06: SCORING
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In the interest of fairness, the scoring system will be as follows:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd teams based on total points.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd teams based on total points per head (excluding the top 3 teams based on total points).
- Some participants will be awarded with spot prizes.