HackTheBox Cyber Apocalypse 2024: Hacker Royale

Event Overview

“We used to be peaceful and had enough tech to keep us all happy. What do you think about that?

These data disks alluded to some “societal golden age.” No fighting, no backstabbing, and no factions fighting for some lousy title.

Good, great for them-

Because all we get to look forward to is “The Fray.”

alarms blaring

Oh, look-… it’s showtime.” (Quote: Luxx, faction leader of the Phreaks)

💥 Welcome to “The Fray.” A societal gauntlet made of the most cunning, dedicated, and bloodthirsty factions. We are all bound by the same rule–be one of the last factions standing. All brought to your overlords and sponsors at KORP™.

Our city’s lights bring people from far and wide. It’s one of the last remaining mega structures left after the Great Division took place. But, as far as we are concerned, KORP™ is all there ever was and will be.

They hold The Fray every four years to find the “best and the brightest around.” Those who make it through their technological concoction of challenges become the “Legionaries,” funded factions who get to sit on easy-street for the time between the next fight.

Table Of Contents

• HackTheBox Cyber Apocalypse 2024: Hacker Royale
  • Event Overview
  • Table Of Contents
  • Writeups
    • Crypto
    • Forensics
    • Hardware
    • Misc
    • Pwn
    • Reversing
    • Web
  • Team
  • Results

Writeups

Crypto

• Dynastic
• Iced TEA
• Makeshift
• Primary Knowledge

Forensics

• An Unusual Sighting
• Data Siege
• It Has Begun
• Phreaky
• Pursue The Tracks
• Urgent

Hardware

• BunnyPass
• Maze
• Rids
• The PROM

Misc

• Character
• Stop Drop and Roll
• Unbreakable

Pwn

• Tutorial

Reversing

• BoxCutter
• Crushing
• LootStash
• PackedAway

Web

• Flag Command
• KORP Terminal
• Labyrinth Linguist
• LockTalk
• Testimonial
• TimeKORP

Team

• @stiggronnestad
• @hagronnestad

Results

We managed to solve 30 out of 67 challenges and ended up at rank 348 out of 5693 teams (12965 players) in the end.