🚢 🏴☠️ YO HO! We've awoken from our slumber, and set sail for @codeblue and @tengusec in Tokyo next week! Join us alongside @villageb.io @aerospacevillage.bsky.social CHV and ICSV! #villages #hacking #codeblue #tengusec #maritimesecurity #ctf

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Our first year at Def Con as the Maritime Hacking Village was a HUGE success! Thank you to ABS Group, Anduril and Dispel, HavocAI, Port of Long Beach, Liberas, MCSI, Splash Robotics, RunSafe Security, OneZero, and Gary Kessler Associates! #DEFCON #DC33 #MHV

🏴‍☠️☠️ The crew that made it happen! 🏴‍☠️☠️ Huge thanks to the Maritime Hacking Village volunteers at DEF CON 33 — from running CTFs and demos to keeping our ship afloat, you made it a success. Your passion and skill keep the maritime security community thriving. ⚓ #DEFCON33 #MHV @defcon.bsky.social

Day 3 Recap — MHV @[email protected] 33 MHV’s maiden voyage is complete! 3 teams of pirate warriors liberated Isla Hexa in our CTF. 7 hacked the real crane system! HavocAI is undefeated. Thank you all for a huge success! Fair winds and following seas! #DEFCON33 #MHV @defcon.bsky.social

FINAL HOUR! Today has been incredible! CTF area is FULL and 7 teams have hacked the crane control system! Huge success! @DEFCON #DEFCON #DC33 #MHV #DEFCONContests

🚢 Dead Reckoning: Hijacking Marine Autopilots Sunday 12:30 PM | Room 229 Carson Green & Rik Chatterjee show how SD cards & NMEA2000 can let attackers hijack autopilots—no physical access needed. Firmware hacks + live demo = ⚓️ wake-up call! #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @defcon.bsky.social

Scenes from Day 2 at MHV: CTF teams in action, workshops in full swing, and hands-on testing on the boat and container systems. Strong engagement across the board — one day left. #DEFCON33 #MHV #CTF #MaritimeSecurity #DEFCONVillages @defcon.bsky.social

🏴☠️ Congrats to our Container Challenge CTF champs! 🏴☠️ Enzo “Paniq” Genovese & Spencer Beer conquered codes, puzzles & the Digital Blockade at MHV during DEF CON 33. ⚓💻 #DEFCON33 #MHV #CTF #MaritimeSecurity #DEFCONVillages @defcon.bsky.social

Navigating the Invisible Learn how to use AIS data, port logs & social media to build threat models—no packets needed, just OSINT. 🕒 16:30 | Creator Stage 3 (Room 231) #MaritimeOSINT #CyberThreatIntel #DEFCON33 #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @[email protected]

🛰️⚡ The lights are going out. Can you stop it? Face off in a 30-min cyber wargame to defend Taiwan’s infrastructure from sabotage and electronic warfare. No experience needed. 🎲 Dice, strategy, and real-world scenarios. 🕒 16:30 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #CyberWarfare @defcon.bsky.social

🛰️ From drones to underwater nets, maritime comms are evolving—so are the threats. At 16:30, AviNash Srinivasan & Brien Croteau present a resilient SDN-SDR SATCOM framework for secure ops. 🕒 16:30 | Creator Stage 4 (Room 228) #DEFCON33 #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @[email protected]

📡 What can OSINT reveal about maritime cybersecurity? A lot. At 16:00, Vlatko Kosturjak & MJ Casado walk through passive scans of 50 top orgs using LLMs, DNS, and email signals. 🕓 16:00 | Room 232 #MaritimeOSINT #CyberRecon #DEFCON33 #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @[email protected]

🛠️ What happens when attackers nudge your ship’s sensors? Dean Macris & Anissa Elias use custom hardware to fingerprint maritime OT and test NMEA2000 attacks with custom hardware. 🕓 16:00 | Creator Stage 1 (Room 233) #NMEA2000 #DEFCON33 #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @defcon.bsky.social

🚢 Most ship simulators weren’t built for cyber. What if we could turn them into training grounds? At 15:30, Jeff Greer & Dr. Laavanya Rachakonda demo how to transform simulators into cyber ranges. 🕒 15:30 | Creator Stage 2 (Room 232) #DEFCON33 #CyberTraining #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators

🏴☠️ Red Team on a cruise ship? John Andre Bjørkhaug shows how hackers boarded real vessels, bypassed controls, and took over comms & nav systems. 🕒 15:00PM | Creator Stage 1 (Room 233) #DEFCON33 #RedTeam #MaritimeHacking #PirateOps #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @defcon.bsky.social

What’s “normal” on a ship’s CAN bus? Dive into NMEA2000 network behavior with live sensor fingerprints, attack simulations, and a dataset you’ll wish existed sooner. Stop on by! 🕒 15:00 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #DEFCON33 #NMEA2000 #OTsecurity #MaritimeHackingVillage @defcon.bsky.social

The CGAUX boat is a HIT! And the pirate crew is hard at work hacking the HavocAI autonomous watercraft! #DEFCON #DC33 #MHV

⚙️ Hack your own boat. Alex Lorman dives into hacking outboards, steering systems, and the stubborn black boxes of marine propulsion. 🕝 14:30PM | Creator Stage 4 (Room 228) #DEFCON33 #ReverseEngineering #MarineHacking #AutonomousBoats #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @defcon.bsky.social

New to PLCs? No problem. In just 1 hour, you’ll program a real Allen Bradley Micro820 with Rockwell tools and learn the logic behind industrial control systems. 🕒 13:30 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #DEFCON33 #PLChacking #ICSsecurity #MaritimeHackingVillage @defcon.bsky.social

🛰️ Backdoors on the high seas. Juwon Cho reveals real VSAT exploits, testbed demos, and live CVEs. From firmware to fail states, this talk hits hard. 🕧 12:30PM | Creator Stage 4 (Room 228) #DEFCON33 #VSAT #MaritimeCyber #SatelliteHacking #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @defcon.bsky.social

🚨 WARGAME PREMIERE! CYBERCLAW or CYBERsecurity Card-based Learning And Wargaming Join the premiere of CYBERCLAW, a new undersea cyber warfare game. Strategy, sabotage, and a dash of saltwater. 🕒 12:00 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #DEFCON33 #Wargaming #Maritime @defcon.bsky.social

From port outages to cyber flare-ups at sea—what really happens when a ship or harbor goes dark? Capt. Kit Louttit and Steve Winston break down real-world incident response from both the bridge and the basement. 🕦 11:30AM | Stage 4 (Room 228) #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @defcon.bsky.social

Can you keep Taiwan’s power and data flowing? A 30-minute attacker-defender wargame straight from Naval War College playbooks is coming your way at 10:30 this morning. Join us for Taiwan Digital Blockade Lite: Wargame! #DEFCON33 #Maritime #Taiwan @defcon.bsky.social

Ahoy! MHV CTF 101 starts in just 30min. Gear up for Isla Hexa: AI boats, smuggler ops, and real-world maritime tech in the most ambitious CTF on the floor. 🕒 10:30 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #DEFCON33 #Maritime @defcon.bsky.social

When software fails at sea, people can die. Join Michael DeVolld and Austin Reid as they dissect real-world failures in military and maritime systems, from Smart Ship crashes to firmware flaws. 🕥 10:30AM | Room 231 #DEFCON33 #MaritimeCyber #SoftwareSafety

We're 30 minutes away from the first workshop of the day! MHV Overview 101 Get briefed on the most advanced maritime hacking setup ever seen at DEF CON. We have unmanned vessels, crane systems, and cyber-physical targets awaiting you. 🕒 10:00 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area @defcon.bsky.social

MHV CTF is popping off - our CTF area is FULL! 25+ teams competing in DIGITAL BLOCKADE. @defcon #DEFCON #DC33

Think you know how to steer a ship or hack one? At sea, turning left can get you sued... or sunk. Join us for a crash course in COLREGs, rudder hacks, and why “Don’t Turn to Port” isn’t just a sailor’s superstition. 🕒 17:30PM | Room 229 #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @defcon.bsky.social

No one has completed the container challenge or pwned our boat yet! Come perform a felony of maritime grand theft auto and try your hand at hacking a real world crane control system! #DEFCON #DC33 #MHV #DEFCONCTF @defcon.bsky.social

DAY 1 DEFCON 33 is a massive success! The maritime hacking village has been on fire and getting a huge amount of traffic. Come hack our two autonomous boats by HavocAI and Splash Industries, hack our sophia console by Penn State Applied Research Labs, and engage in our maritime CTF! #DEFCONCTF

🚢 Container Challenge in Full Swing! Meet Ed, one of our amazing Maritime Hacking Village volunteers, holding down the fort at the Container Challenge. Step inside and put your maritime cybersecurity skills to the test — pirate flags, flashing lights, and all! #HackTheSeas @defcon.bsky.social

DEF CON is in full swing! Some pictures since we opened this morning. Come forth and hack one (or both!) of our two autonomous boats, try your hands at GRAND THEFT BOAT and GRAND THEFT DRUG SUB, our elite CTF, and more! #DEFCON #DC33 #MHV #NotShutDown

🌊 Taiwan is under digital siege, and they’re fighting back. Hear from Deputy Minister Herming Chiueh, Jason Vogt, and Frank Smith on the silent war under the sea: cyber sabotage, resilience, and the new digital blockade. 🕒 15:45PM | Room 231 #DEFCON33 #CyberDefense #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators

🔧 Think PLCs are too complex? Think again. In just one hour, you'll be programming real Allen Bradley micro820s using free tools and Rockwell CCW. Lights, switches, ladder logic—no prior experience needed. 🕒 15:00 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #PLChacking #ICSsecurity @defcon.bsky.social

⚓ The oceans are the new cyber frontline. From undersea cables to port cranes, explore the evolving threat landscape of maritime power projection. Join RADM John Mauger (ret.), Michael Sulmeyer & Adam Segal at DEFCON 33. 🕒 15:00PM | Room 231 #DEFCONSpeakers #DEFCONCreators @defcon.bsky.social

🛠️ Got the MHV badge? Learn how to unleash its full power Our open-source embedded badge supports NMEA2000, NMEA0183, Modbus RTU & CAN—with bit-level fault injection for maritime hacking. Join the hands-on workshop and dive in. 🕒 14:00 | MHV Booth (W2-504) #DEFCON33 #BadgeLife @defcon.bsky.social

🚨 WARGAME PREMIERE! Join the premiere of CYBERCLAW, a new undersea cyber warfare game. Strategy, sabotage, and a dash of saltwater. Only at MHV. Only at DEF CON. 🕒 12:00 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #CYBERCLAW #DEFCON33 #MaritimeHackingVillage #wargaming @defcon.bsky.social

🛰️⚡ Can you keep Taiwan connected? Play a fast-paced wargame based on a real US Navy scenario. Attack or defend power grids, satellites, and cables in a race against time. 🎲 30 min. 2 teams. Infinite chaos. 🕒 11:00 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #DEFCON33 #MHVwargame @defcon.bsky.social

🏝️ Welcome to Isla Hexa. Can you break the blockade? CTF 101 launches with AI boats, smuggler ops & port cranes. Hack or defend real maritime systems. 💥 The most advanced cyber-physical CTF at DEF CON starts now. 🕒 10:30 | MHV Booth (W2-504) #MHVCTF #MaritimeHackingVillage @defcon.bsky.social

🦜⚓️ New to the village? Come aboard! Get the lay of the land at MHV: unmanned craft, port systems, crane controls, and real cyber-physical gear. No other DEF CON village goes this deep into the deep. 🕒 10:00 | MHV Booth (W2-504) Workshop Area #MaritimeHackingVillage #OTsecurity @defcon.bsky.social

YO HO! IT’S TIME! 🏴‍☠️☠️ Come visit us at the Maritime Hacking Village! Booth W2-504 next to DARPA!!! DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO STEAL AN AUTONOMOUS BOAT?! Hoist your sails!!! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ #DEFCON #DC33 #DEFCON2025 #MHV #Hacking

MHV setup for DEF CON underway! @HavocAI is IN! Do you have what it takes to hack an autonomous watercraft?! COME FIND OUT! #DEFCON #DC33 #MHV #FightTonight #AI #USV @defcon.bsky.social

DefCon is about to be wild! Here are the final schedules for talks and workshops! Read about all of our activities here! maritimehackingvillage.com/dc33 Read about our CTF and register! maritimehackingvillage.com/ctf #MHV #DEFCON #DC33 #DEFCONVillages @defcon.bsky.social

🧭 YO HO! Ready to hack at sea? Pre-register for MHV’s maritime CTF—an official DEF CON 33 contest! From AI-driven USVs to narco subs and real port cranes, fight to free Isla Hexa. Sign up: forms.gle/pAJZo6bvtFr8... Details: maritimehackingvillage.com/dc33 #DEFCON #DC33 #CTF @defcon.bsky.social

⚓️ Sponsor Spotlight: RunSafe Security Thrilled to welcome RunSafe Security as a sponsor for MHV’s debut at DEF CON! Their mission: protect critical infrastructure with unique runtime protection and software supply chain security solutions. #DEFCON #DC33 #MaritimeHackingVillage @defcon.bsky.social

🚨🚢 LAST CALL to pre-order your MHV Badge! The DIFFERENTIAL DESTROYER offers NMEA2K, NMEA0183, and CAN tx/rx with bit-banging AND bit-level arbitrary voltage manipulation. We can't wait to see you wear it🏴‍☠️ maritimehackingvillage.com/shop/p/badge... #DEFCON33 #BadgeLife #DC33 @defcon.bsky.social

🌊 The seas are the new cyber frontier. Join RADM John Mauger (USCG, ret.), Michael Sulmeyer (Georgetown), & Adam Segal (CFR) for a deep dive into maritime threats—port cranes, Navy ships, undersea cables & more. 📍 Fri 8/8, 3PM PT, Rm 231 #DC33 #MHV #DEFCONPolicy @defcon.bsky.social

@defcon.bsky.social crew!!! FIND US at DefCon and hack a real STS/ship-to-shore crane system donated by Yusen Terminals (POLA) and rigged up by Port of Long Beach. AND we have our very own magic box (container challenge) on the other side of it. SEE WHAT'S INSIDE!!! #DEFCON #DC33 #DEFCONVillages

⚓️ Sponsor Spotlight: Liberas Thrilled to have Liberas join the Maritime Hacking Village at DEF CON 33! As a trusted cybersecurity partner to critical infrastructure and federal orgs, their support helps power MHV. #DEFCON #DC33 #MHV #MaritimeSecurity @defcon.bsky.social

⚓️ Sponsor Spotlight: OneZero Solutions Welcome OneZero Solutions to the Maritime Hacking Village at DEFCON 33! They deliver cyber ops and risk support for homeland security and defense. Thank you for your support of MHV! #MaritimeHackingVillage @defcon.bsky.social