Korean White Hat Hacker Teams Win Again at DEF CON International Hacking Competition in the US

‘MMM’ Team Claims Victory for Fourth Consecutive Year
Demonstrating the Strength of Korean White Hat Hackers

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Information Technology Research Institute (KITRI) announced on the 11th that four domestic teams, including mentors and graduates from the "Best of the Best" (BoB) next-generation security leader training program, claimed the championship and top rankings at the DEF CON CTF, the world's most prestigious international hacking competition, held in Las Vegas, USA.

At this year's competition, the "MMM" (Maple Mallard Magistrates) team set a record by winning for the fourth consecutive year since 2022. All domestic teams that advanced to the finals, including this team, were comprised of mentors and graduates from the BoB program.

The DEF CON CTF is a competition held annually during the "DEF CON" cybersecurity conference in the United States, serving as a stage where elite hackers from around the world compete. This year, 12 teams that passed the preliminary rounds participated in the finals, which took place over four days from the 7th to the 10th.

Choi Woo-hyuk, Director General for Information Security and Network Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, "We will actively support the development of more top-tier white hat hackers to protect cyberspace."

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