1. Microcorruption: Montevideo

    Thu 04 May 2023

    I was kinda let down by the difficulty of Whitehorse compared to its predecessor - sure the underlying vulnerability in Reykjavik was also similar to a previous challenge, but the twist forcing the loss of the automatic disassembly made it hit different. But the time for reminiscing is later - the time …

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  2. Microcorruption: Whitehorse

    Wed 03 May 2023

    Reykjavik was the first challenge that was a stumper for a decent amount of time, so I was looking forward to see how things could get more interesting as I touch down in our neighbor to the north.

    The Scenario

    The manual for this exercise informed me I was up …

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  3. Microcorruption: Reykjavik

    Wed 03 May 2023

    After my first Real Hacker Moment(TM) in Cusco, I was excited to see what Iceland had in store.

    The Scenario

    The manual for this exercise informed me I was up against hardware version A and software revision 2 or 3. There was no HSM I'd have to consider here …

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  4. Microcorruption: Cusco

    Wed 03 May 2023

    The Scenario

    The exercise informed me I was up against hardware version B, but now running software revision 2. I still had a LockIT Pro HSM-1 to contend with (but more likely bypass entirely), but by this point I was fairly confident in what I expected from the firmware.

    Understanding …

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  5. Microcorruption: Hanoi

    Mon 01 May 2023

    After cleaning up in Sydney, I touched down in Hanoi to face my greatest challenge yet: a bit of actual challenge.

    The Scenario

    The manual for the Lockitall LockIT Pro of this level is different, letting me know I'm up against hardware version B, software revision 1 - now featuring a …

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  6. Microcorruption: Sydney

    Mon 01 May 2023

    My jaunt to New Orleans was easy enough, but as I said at the time things will only get harder and I was in the mood for a challenge when I made my way down under.

    The Scenario

    Upon opening the exercise I am once again presented with the manual …

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  7. Microcorruption: New Orleans

    Mon 01 May 2023

    Preamble

    Way way back in the before times, I started this online reverse engineering/binary exploitation CTF called Microcorruption, but never finished it and ultimately forgot about it. But no longer - I have decided to return to Microcorruption in the hopes of conquering it and writing up my solutions in …

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