14 DAY TRIAL // Security enthusiasts who have participated in Hack in the Box 2012 Kuala Lumpur must have had the time of their lives considering that they had the opportunity to meet over 40 world renowned experts and take part in all sorts of mind-challenging workshops.
In fact, the conference was so great that Hack in the Box became a trending topic on Twitter not only in Malaysia, but also in Australia and the Netherlands.
Besides all the valuable information they got from the speakers, some of the participants actually walked away with some cool items that would certainly always remind them of that anniversary edition.
The famous Pinkie Pie was rewarded with $60,000 (46,000 EUR) for having identified a vulnerability in Google Chrome. A “leet” amount of money ($3133.7, 2,400 EUR) was given to Japanese Team Sutegoma2, the winners of the Capture The Flag game which focused on nuclear war.
Second and third place winners, Team LOL from Vietnam and Team Nandy Narwhals, received custom- made biatch&dawg hoodies and t-shirts designed by Fyodor Yarochkin.
“It's always fun to watch the Vietnamese go head-to-head with the Japanese every year,” said Amin Hamid, founder of Stryke Labs and organizer of the 2012 competition.
“I'd also like to thank Trustwave SpiderLabs and PandaLabs for sponsoring and also being part of the game. Thanks also to all the participating teams and we hope everyone had fun! ”
The event ended with an auction which raised over $23,000 (17,000 EUR) for the cancer patients. Besides the custom Xbox 360, the Apple accessories signed by the Jailbreak Dream Team, and the Pwnium 2 team laptop, the auction also featured Mikko Hypponen’s and Katie Moussouriss' ponytails.
“There is a super special place in all our hearts for Katie and Mikko. Their extremely generous donation to the charity auction this year is indescribable and the team and I cannot thank them enough”, said Dhillon Kannabhiran, founder and chief executive officer at Hack in the Box.
“Much love also to all our donors who put up some very special items for us this year and of course our bidders, for their support in raising funds for Mount Miriam’s Needy Cancer Patients Fund,” he added.
“In all, thank you to everyone in the HITB family - speakers, sponsors, crew, friends, attendees for the past 10 years of pure hacker goodness and for celebrating this year’s milestone with us. Bring on the next decade!”
For those who haven’t been able to attend this edition, Hack in the Box provides photos and conference materials. Full HD videos will be made available in early November.