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The event is organized by the CTF association of our Expert sponsor L’Ecole 2600: Phreaks 2600.
This great team is not content with just regularly topping the podium in numerous competitions, it is also keen to organize this annual event to bring together cybersecurity enthusiasts, beginners and experts alike.

Qualifying for the 3rd PwnMe CTF starts tomorrow!

Steps and key information to make sure you don’t miss a thing:
✅ Online qualifiers: From Friday 28 February 2025 at 20:00 (UTC+1) to Sunday 2 March 2025 at 18:00 (UTC+1)
– No team size limit
– Categories: Pwn, Reverse, Crypto, Web and Misc.

The 16 best teams (8 students + 8 professionals) will meet for a full CTF day to which only the best will be admitted!

✅ On-site final: 12 April 2025 (Campus École 2600)
– Teams of 4 | Open to students and professionals
– Categories: Pwn, Reverse, Crypto, Web, Misc and Hardware.
– Lots of prizes up for grabs: for the finalists and for the best writeup in the qualifying round.

Register now!: https://pwnme.phreaks.fr/

Join Discord: https://discord.gg/9K33exqAG5

Following on from last September’s challenge for Commandement de la Cyberdéfense COMCYBER and the French Army, we are delighted to announce the imminent launch of a new COMCYBER challenge for the French Navy.    

⚓️ The French Navy is:
– 42,000 sailors, both civilian and military;
– Essential missions in the fight against terrorism, piracy and armed conflict;
– A cyber-defence sector with a wide range of job opportunities, from cyber-analysts to cyber-defence specialists and information systems security experts;
– But also: the opportunity to explore far-flung destinations, a particularly rich and stimulating professional life.

❓Why take up this challenge?
– It will give you an insight into the Navy’s cyber defence missions;
– It could be the first step towards a career as a naval officer and joining the Maistrance School;
– Because we enjoyed designing it and hope you’ll enjoy solving it too 😉

What you need to know to prepare:
📅 Launch date: 03/03/2025
⏳ Challenge duration: until 31/03/2025
🎯 Challenge type: realistic
📈 Difficulty: easy to intermediate level

🔓 No registration is necessary, but if you’re currently looking for a new opportunity and have completed a bac+2, grab your chance!

Stay tuned! We’ll be bringing you more useful information very soon:
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/rootme
Twitter : https://x.com/rootme_org

Root-Me PRO has become an industrial partner of PolyCyber, from Polytechnique Montréal.
In 2025, they will have access to a challenging environment that will enable them to develop their skills and prepare for certain competitions.

To find out more: https://polycyber.io/

Next up: their PolyPwn CTF on 29 March 2025. We wish them all the best for this new edition -> https://pwn.polycyber.io/

Root-Me PRO is a partner Diamond💎of DCI, Délégation des compétitions en informatique de l’ETS, École de technologie supérieure de Montréal.

For one year, they will have access to a dedicated environment to develop their expertise and prepare for the competitions.

For more information: https://dciets.com

This year promises to be full of events: Northsec, HackFest, UnitedCTF, etc.
We can’t wait to see how they perform at the next CTFs!

🎓 The Oteria school, Expert sponsor of Root-Me, announces the launch of its 0x41 course, dedicated to vulnerability research. This innovative course, designed by industry experts (Randorisec & Synacktiv and solo players: calin42_, Unknow101, HuGe, Laluka and ENOENT), will immerse you in the world of low-level through practices such as:

🔍 Reverse engineering
🤖 Fuzzing
🔐 Cryptography
🛠️ Binary exploitation

All in a unique setting combining selection pool, peer learning, practical projects and alternation.

📅 Pre-selection challenges for the pool will take place on Root-Me PRO from 25 February to 7 March.

Registration opens today at https://x41.fr

and on the Discord group https://discord.gg/b3BUpJ2XFX

🚨 Save the Date 🚨

We’re back with a new series of conferences. Dive into the world of blockchain and smart contracts with Web3 Month this January featuring 4 live conferences! 🔥

• 🔍 January 3: "Autopsy of My First Audit" by Mikb
• 🖥️ January 10: "An Immutable Blockchain, Really?" by K.L.M
• 🛠️ January 24: "EVM vs SVM: What Are the Differences Between Smart Contract Platforms?" by @Zigtur
• 🏳️ January 31: "Reverse/Pwn Smart Contracts in CTF" by @mk

🕗 Conferences start at 8 PM on our Twitch channel.

📅 Download the ICS calendar of the event here

Because we love Brittany 🧙‍♂️, and at this time of year, combining captivating talks with a tasty tartiflette is an opportunity not to be missed, don’t you think?

The event is organized by the ESN’HACK association and will take place on Friday 10 January 2025, from 6pm to midnight.
📍 6 rue Maryse Bastié, Ker Lann, 35174 Bruz

Programme:
– Great talks on cybersecurity,
– An evening punctuated by rumps,
– And of course, a delicious tartiflette!

💡The #CallForPaper CFP is still open! Submission deadline 03/01/2025 - Go to:https://esnhack.fr/call-for-papers | contact email: cfp@esnhack.fr

Book your place here: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/esn-hack/evenements/esn-hack-ambrosia-2025

👉 For more info, visit the ESN’HACK Discord here: https://discord.gg/Pkx5nvHs.

What better way to end the year than diving into a series of cryptanalysis challenges 🔍, deciphering mysteries like unwrapping presents 🎁? 5 new challenges are now available to test your skills!

These challenges were previewed at the 1st CTF Lugdu’Hack organized in September by our sponsors Algosecure and Elysium Security.

Thanks to Vozec for its contribution 👏 !

Premium - DSA - Implementation error
Premium - ElGamal - Fault attack (Introduction)
Premium - Goldreich Goldwasser Halevi | Weak Parameter
Premium - NTRU | Weak Parameter
NTRU | Multiple Transmission

Enjoy! 🚩

Oteria launches the first edition of Cyber Ninja CTF, a cybersecurity competition specially dedicated to high school students!
Created and organized by Oteria, this competition is aimed at all high school students from Première to Terminale, whether beginners or experienced. On the program: challenges in OSINT, programming, web, forensic, networking and much more, all set in an original space theme!

🚩 Register before Jan 31, 2025: https://cyber-ninja-ctf.fr

📅 Key stages:
1️⃣ Online qualification (individual):
When? Saturday, February 1, 2025
Duration? 24 hours, free online participation!

2️⃣ Face-to-face Grand Final:
When? Saturday, March 29, 2025
Where? Oteria campus

🙌 The 60 best teams will compete in teams of 4 for over €1,500 in prizes.

Take part in Root-Xmas!

How about an advent calendar made in Root-Me?

We’ve got 1 challenge a day for 24 days, starting December 1! These challenges are for all levels. Meet us every day at 12 noon to find out what’s new!

Each challenge you solve earns you points. Top scorers will receive surprise gifts to prolong the magic of Christmas.

To take part, click here: https://xmas.root-me.org/

Follow us on our networks to make sure you don’t miss a single challenge:
Twitter: https://x.com/rootme_org
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/rootme