MALfunction
What is the MALfunction Hackathon
Welcome to the MALfunction Hackathon! This event is designed to educate participants on the inner workings of malware in a controlled environment and give a chance to get into the head of a malware developer. At the start of the hackaton you will be given a theme, a target OS and “Actions on Objectives”. AOO is what we consider the attackers goals. What they want to acomplish with this malware, it could be to deploy ransomware, it could be exfiltrate a lot of data you wont know until the hackathon starts.
On the last day of the hackathon the malware samples will be submitted and ran on the victim VM. There WILL be security tools on the system, you might know what tools you are going against and you may not much like a real world attacker.
Scoring
You will be scored on several aspects
- Completeness of Actions on objectives
- Evasiveness (was the malware spotted)
- Theme & Style
- Persistance
Schedule
Monday the 23rd to Saturday the 28th of June
- Day 1: Introduction and Theme reveal
- Day 2-5: Hackathon continues
- Day 6: Sample submission, malware detonation, scoring & afterparty (online and in person with drinks)
Prizes
There will be a top prize for the highest scoring software and everyone who submits a working sample will be entered into a raffle to also win a prize
Sign up
FAQ
- Can I compete as a team? yes you can compete individually or as a team
- Do I need any prior knowlage to take part? You need to know how to program, there will be an area to ask questions but th point of this is to show that malware isnt some magic program that only the elite can create.
- Is this Virtual or in Person? Both, you can compete from anywhere but the last day we will have an optional in person detonation of the files and afterparty
- Can I use my code in red Team/Pentest engagements? Yes provided they are used in accordance with your ROE and not used in unauthorized systems
Contact
email: info@malfunction.zip Twitter: Brains933 Bsky: brains.bsky.social
Happy hacking!