Qiling Workshop I followed the Qiling Workshop of Ph0wn Labs #3, by Blackb0x_ For environment setup, I used the Docker container provided on the GitHub link. Qiling is installed in /opt, and there are several root filesystems in /rootfs. There were 2 challenges: one Linux, one Windows. Both challenges can be solved in multiple ways, for example with static analysis, but the goal of this workshop was to use Qiling to solve.

Cryptax Nomination Awards. Lol. In other words, I’m listing my favorite talks, papers, challenges (etc) for the first half of 2025. Nothing more than that. Okay? H1 2025 Category Nominated Best cybercrime talk Tammy Harper, Persona theory, infiltration and deception of emerging threat groups at NorthSec Best malware research paper ThreatLabz, DanaBleed: DanaBot C2 server memory leak bug, June 9 2025  Best academic AI paper I read Xinyi Hou, Yanjie Zhao, Shenao Wang, Haoyu Wang, Model Context Protocol (MCP): Landscape, Security Threats and Future Research Directions  Most funny talk Jasmin Mair and Lukas Mika, SBOMs – A Tragicomedy in Three Acts at Elbsides Best new tool for reverse engineering  R2ai  Best old tool I learned to use during H1 2025  Fzf  Best twitch sessions I started following in H1 2025 thelaluka  Best conference food  BSides Kristiansand Best CTF challenge Quantum Kraken Device - the Skeleton Key  at NorthSec CTF Personal achievements I’d like to highlight:

Description We are given a hardware badge with no particular instruction, but we know there are CTF challenges on it. Investigation The front of the badge has Leds, no screen. The back of the badge has a USB connector, a few exposed pins, a battery holder, and underneath a push button. Also, Morse code for numbers is shown on the back. When we power on the badge, it blinks, and then nothing happens.