Hack-A-Sat 2020

After months of collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Cromulence successfully hosted the Hack-A-Sat competition at DEF CON 28 Safe Mode. The HAS qualifying round concluded in May with 2,213 teams registered and over 6,000 players competing in the Jeopardy-style Capture the Flag (CTF) competition. Top teams qualified for the HAS final event, hosted virtually from Cromulence's Melbourne, FL facility. The final event, which included flatsats "orbiting" on a custom-built carousel, was held between August 7th and 8th and featured 8 teams with players from 12 countries competing for a chance to win a piece of the $100,000 prize pool ($50,000 1st place, $30,000 2nd place, and $20,000 3rd place).

In addition to being a technical challenge for top hacking teams, HAS also had the goals of spreading awareness of the need for cybersecurity in space and providing opportunities for education of up-and-coming hackers. To this end, the challenges and solutions for both events have now been made available on Cromulence's GitHub. We hope the release of this software will help launch new collaborative efforts between the cybersecurity community and satellite operations.

https://github.com/cromulencellc/hackasat-qualifier-2020

https://github.com/cromulencellc/hackasat-final-2020