00B - Shellphish History with Giovanni, Chris, and Davide

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In this episode of CTF Radiooo adamd and Zardus dive into the murky background of the Shellphish CTF Team along with special guests: Giovanni Vigna, Christopher Kruegel, and Davide Balzarotti, founding members of Shellphish.

We dive into how everyone got into CTFs, early DEF CON CTF and CTF memories, friendly rivalries with sk3wl 0f r00t, DEF CON CTF Rōnins, the myth of wkr, and why CTFs are important.

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Capture The Flag Radiooo is a cybersecurity podcast focused on CTF competitions. Hosted by adamd and Zardus, founding members of the Order of the Overflow, the organizers of DEF CON CTF from 2018–2021, the podcast will discuss all aspects of the CTF scene: organizing, playing, and the history of this game that we love.

• No. of episodes: 32
• Latest episode: 2025-08-07
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