☠️🏴☠️ ALL HAIL—the Dread Lord rises from the depths to join the resistance at @defcon 33!
Summoned from the depths of maritime mayhem, the Dread Lord (aka Duncan Woodbury) is sailing into the Maritime Hacking Village with a crew of rebel hackers and a network of ghost ships to join the fight to retake Isla Hexa.
Catch him commanding chaos, cracking challenges, and maybe—just maybe—helping you not sink your ship.
Beware… the Dread Lord sails again. 🦜⚓️
🛰️⚡ Can you keep Taiwan connected under cyberattack?
Play Taiwan Digital Blockade Lite at the Maritime Hacking Village @defcon 33 — a 30-min attacker-vs-defender wargame based on a Naval War College scenario.
🎲 Fight over cables, grids & satellites. Fast, fun, thought-provoking. All skill levels welcome.
Registration recommended. Walk-ins welcome if space allows.
#DEFCON33 #MaritimeHackingVillage #CyberWargame #ICS #Infosec #TaiwanDigitalBlockade
🚨 Challenge Spotlight: AIS Sudden Death ⚓💀
At DEFCON 33’s Maritime Hacking Village, satellite comms are down, and spoofed AIS signals are your only clue. One ship is real. One’s a trap. Choose right or sink trying.
5 rounds. Zero forgiveness. Can you spot the spoof?
#DEFCON33 #CTF #MaritimeHacking #AIS #CyberSecurity #InfoSec @defcon
🚢 Challenge Highlight: ABS-MHV OSINT Challenge
ABS Consulting is bringing a never-before-seen maritime OSINT track to our CTF at Maritime Hacking Village for DEF CON 33.
Bring your best OSINT pirates and tool up your crew to scour the seas, skies, and inter/mixed nets to find the keys that will help us lift the digital blockade on Isla Hexa.
#MaritimeHacking #MaritimeSecurity #DEFCON #DEFCON2025 #DC33 #DEFCONCTF #CTF #DEFCONVillages @defcon
🏴☠️ CTF ANNOUNCEMENT: Maritime Hacking Village at DEF CON 33 🏴☠️
Join the fight to lift the digital blockade on Isla Hexa in MHV's premiere CTF featuring real AI-controlled unmanned watercraft, port crane systems, a narco-smuggling vessel confiscated by the feds, and much more!
Come test your skills in the most ambitious, cross-domain village CTF at DEF CON yet.
📖 Details: https://maritimehackingvillage.com/ctf
#DEFCON #DC33 #MaritimeSecurity #CTF #DEFCONVillages #Hacking #Cybersecurity @defcon
🚨 Speaker Spotlight: Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
We're excited to welcome Adam to the stage with Maritime Hacking Village at @defcon #DC33!
An absolute legend in the cybersecurity community, former State Dept. advisor and now CFR Director, Adam will explore how global cyber conflict meets maritime security.
⚓ Don’t miss it!
#DEFCON #MaritimeHackingVillage #CyberGeopolitics #DEFCONVillages
⚓️ Session Highlight: Hacking the Nautical Rules of the Road
Join Anna McNeil as she explores how centuries-old maritime rules (COLREGs) impact modern cyber risks—from manipulated rudders to collision liability. A must-see at DEF CON 33 Maritime Village.
📍 DEF CON 33 | Maritime Village
@defcon #HackTheSea #MaritimeCyber
⚓️ Sponsor Highlight: MCSI
Welcome aboard to the Maritime Cyber Security Institute (MCSI), joining us this year as a CAPT Tier sponsor!
MCSI is a nonprofit tackling cyber threats in the commercial maritime world through training, tech assessments, and research. Learn more: https://mcsi.org
#MaritimeSecurity #DEFCON #DC33 #DEFCONSponsors #MaritimeHackingVillage @defcon
🚨 Speaker Spotlight: RADM John W. Mauger, USCG (ret.)
Ever met an Admiral at DEFCON?! John is a legend of USCG and the U.S. Cyber Command, and an unmistakable authoritative voice on maritime hacking on the high seas. With 33+ years in maritime security, cyber ops, & crisis response—including leading the TITAN search & shaping cyber training at U.S. Cyber Command—John is bringing the heat to the @defcon MHV creator stage.
Don’t miss it!
#DEFCON #DC33 #MaritimeHackingVillage #DEFCONVillages
☠️🏴☠️ YO HO! Meet the first character of our @defcon 33 cast: the infamous Pirate Queen herself.
Once just a sun-loving island cat swiping fish from tourists, Kitty Hegemon rose up when a greedy regime took over her tropical paradise. Upgraded by rebel tech wizards, she became Kitty the Pirate Hacker Queen, fierce leader of the cyber-pirate resistance.
Ready to join her crew? Grab your radios, fusion splicer, and phishing spear — the fight to free Isla Hexa begins.
