Five years of breaking, building, and bypassing. Face off against a new tier of real-world challenges in this milestone event. Prove your skills and dominate the leaderboard in Nymacon’s fifth edition.Think you’ve got what it takes to infiltrate local government infrastructures? Nymacon V celebrates its 5-year anniversary by once again challenging you to choose your destiny. This year, the gauntlet is split into two distinct paths: The Crypt (Student) and The Blood Moon (Pro).Whether you're a student just starting your hacking journey or a seasoned pro looking to push boundaries, Nymacon offers an immersive experience designed to test your pulse - if you still have one..........
Student Path - The Crypt
The Crypt - a CTF-style descent into the macabre designed exclusively for students. Whether you are a fledgling hunter or a seasoned stalker of the night, this event is your portal into the dark arts of cybersecurity. Under the cold glow of the moon, you’ll find the guidance and structure needed to survive the night.Solve challenges, gain hands-on experience, and prove your mettle across these haunted domains:
Windows of the Abyss - The alltime Nymacon classic. Infiltrate hosts, bypass their spectral defenses, and escalate your privileges until you attain God-mode over the machine.
Network Abuse - Master the art of hopping. Like a bat flitting through the rafters, hop between systems as you navigate the interconnected veins of a dark digital estate.
Cursed Applications - Classic targets and modern, twisted artificial systems. Breach web apps or lure out state sponsored Ai systems by exploiting everything from misconfigurations, creative prompt injection or finding those unknown vulnerabilities.
Trials for Every Soul - From the entry "Wednesday-level" curious to the battle-hardened Belmonts of the Red Team, challenges come at every level. Do not hesitate to join.
Expect cryptic clues and whispered guidance to help you progress.
Pro Path - The Blood Moon
The Blood Moon - a free-form Red Team playground for those who have traded their souls for mastery over networks, pivots, payloads, and persistence. Can you handle Lady D'Aina's chaos?For veteran hunters and dark architects of the digital realm, this edition again grants you the freedom to roam, break, and bypass your way. If you can.
The Cloud & Workspace - The classic with an EU twist. Try to hack your way into the digital European mists of sovereign cloudplatforms or go old skool with Microsoft 365 endpoints.
SMART WATER & ENERGY - Always wanted to infiltrate the water and energy management infrastructure?
LIGHTS On or Off - Test your skills against the industrial city street and traffic lights and the software that controls it.
IoT & SCADA - Revisited, try to compromise road barriers, cameras and take a picture in the (overrated) real world if the opportunity presents itself.
Layered challenges with zero hand-holding. You are alone in the dark. (1992)
Enrollment Student
The Crypt
STUDENTS can soon enroll via the link below.
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ENROLLMENT Pro
The Blood Moon
Registration for the PRO TRACK is now open.
If you wish to participate please register via the link below.
Nymacon 2025 - Winners
Team MissAligned – the winners of the Nymacon Student Track went home with the prize and proved that being a little out of alignment can be the perfect way to win. Shout out to team MissAligned! Well done!
Team Holmes - Pro Track champions of the Red Queens Gauntlet at Nymacon 2025! They meticulously observed and cleverly bypassed some things in ways that raised our eyebrows.
Nymacon Org - Contact
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