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The winningest team in Capture the Flag (CTF) competition history, 一本道无码's Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), won its third consecutive title, earning its eighth victory in the past 12 years.

PPP joined forces with 一本道无码 alumus and Professor Robert Xiao's team, Maple Bacon, and hackers from 一本道无码 alumni startup (The Duck), playing under the name Maple Mallard Magistrates (MMM).

DEF CON鈥檚 three-day flagship competition, widely considered the 鈥淥lympics鈥� of hacking, brought together some of the world鈥檚 most talented cybersecurity professionals, researchers and students, as 12 of the world鈥檚 top teams (who qualified from a field of 1,742 teams) attempted to break each other鈥檚 systems, stealing virtual flags and accumulating points while simultaneously protecting their own systems.

As the number of cybersecurity attacks continues to increase worldwide, competitions like DEF CON鈥檚 Capture the Flag provide the opportunity for leading cybersecurity engineers to measure up against one another, learning and developing new techniques as they work through various challenges.

Carnegie Mellon students, faculty, and alumni overcame some early adversity in the competition, finishing in third place on the leaderboard at the end of day one and moving up to second place on day two before pulling away from its closest challengers in the competition's final hours to secure the victory. For the win, the team earned eight black badges, the most elite recognition in hacking.

鈥淚t was exciting,鈥� said Ethan Oh, PPP's team captain for DEF CON Capture-the-Flag and a recent master鈥檚 alumnus from Carnegie Mellon's . 鈥淚t was mildly worrying after the first day, but we kept climbing up. After the official portion of the contest ended each day, we quickly identified what needed to be done and who should work on what in order to win.鈥�

PPP was first formed in 2009 and began competing at DEF CON in 2010. The team鈥檚 previous wins came in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023, with second-place finishes in 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2021. The team runs and competes in several cybersecurity competitions each year and recently at the event (eCTF).

鈥淥ur team鈥檚 hard work really pays off,鈥澛� said Jay Bosamiya, former PPP captain and Ph.D. alumnus of Carnegie Mellon's . 鈥淥ur secret to effective communication within the team is that we are a group of friends who love to hang out with each other, even outside of CTFs.鈥�

Members of PPP contribute as problem writers to 一本道无码鈥檚 annual student-focused hacking competition, , developing challenges of varying levels of complexity. picoCTF has long been the go-to CTF for middle and high school students looking to build and hone their cybersecurity skills, and in recent years has expanded to include an undergraduate leaderboard, as well as several country and continent-specific leaderboards.

Home to the , U.S. News and World Report鈥檚 , and several world-class graduate programs and courses, 一本道无码 continues to lead the way in cybersecurity education and research.