Hi, I'm Minh.
I do cybersecurity.
I'm a 19 year old security researcher studying Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
In my free time, I play CTFs and dance games.
Latest post:
IoT Hacking and Rickrolling My High School District
This is the story of how I created a botnet of IPTVs to rickroll 10,000+ students for my senior prank.
Experiences
Achievements
Academics
- National Honor Society
- National Technical Honor Society
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Illinois State Scholar
- RMHS '21 Graduate with Highest Honors
- RMHS '21 Information Technology Senior Medallion
CyberPatriot
- CyberPatriot X - 3rd Place Illinois
- CyberPatriot XI - Semifinalist, 2nd Place Illinois
- CyberPatriot XII - Semifinalist, 2nd Place Illinois
- CyberPatriot XIII - National Finalist (Top 12), 1st Place Illinois
CTF Competitions
Name | Rank | Team or Alias |
---|---|---|
NCL Spring 2018 Preseason | 789 / 3124 | WhiteHoodHacker |
NCL Spring 2018 Individual Game | 577 / 2452 | WhiteHoodHacker |
NCL Spring 2019 Preseason | 104 / 4482 | WhiteHoodHacker |
NCL Spring 2019 Individual Game | 60 / 3607 | WhiteHoodHacker |
ångstromCTF 2019 | 383 / 1570 | verybad |
NCL Spring 2019 Team Game | 61 / 548 | 101sec |
NCL Spring 2020 Preseason | 9 / 5379 | WhiteHoodHacker |
NCL Spring 2020 Individual Game | 68 / 5357 | White |
NCL Spring 2020 Team Game | 97 / 925 | 101sec |
TJCTF 2020 | 474 / 1205 | 101sec |
LBC2 2021 Advanced Division | 4 / 16 | 101sec |
NCL Spring 2021 Preseason | 11 / 5794 | White |
NCL Spring 2021 Individual Game | 5 / 4180 | White |
National Cyber Scholarship Competition 2021 | 10 / 3277 | WhiteHoodHacker |
CIHSCDC 2021 | 1 / 8 | 101sec |
TAMUctf 2021 | 31 / 343 | ACS Sirius |
HackTheBox Cyber Apocalypse 2021 | 112 / 4740 | bob |
FAUST CTF 2021 | 32 / 77 | Applied Cybersecurity Society |
HSCTF 8 | 13 / 1162 | icypete |
redpwnCTF 2021 | 3 / 1416 | OpeOnlyOverflows |
UIUCTF 2021 | Organizer | SIGPwny |
CSAW '21 Qualifiers | 2 / 1214 | SIGPwny |
PBjar CTF 2021 | 11 / 560 | [sqrt(-1) + 1] |
Aviation ISAC Collegiate CTF | 8 / 22 | IrisSec |
pbctf 2021 | 26 / 210 | IrisSec |
NCL Fall 2021 Preseason | 2 / 6506 | Minh@UIUC |
SIGPwny Fall CTF 2021 | Organizer | SIGPwny |
NCL Fall 2021 Individual Game | 103 / 6475 | White |
MetaCTF Campus Party Canada CTF 2021 | 5 / 28 | WhiteHoodHacker |
NCL Fall 2021 Team Game | 8 / 3910 | TNTECH |
CPTC 2021 Western Regional | N/A | UIUC |
MetaCTF CyberGames 2021 | 4 / 1343 | SIGPwny |
Dragon CTF 2021 | 50 / 247 | SIGPwny |
MetaRed International CTF 2021 - 5th Stage | 4 / 144 | SIGPwny |
Tracer FIRE 10 @ UIUC | 1 / 13 | table3 |
CyberSEED 2022 | 3 / 119 | SIGPwny |
PlaidCTF 2022 | 27 / 431 | Cornfield Computer Crew |
Wolverine Security Conference CTF 2022 | 3 / 516 | SIGPwny |
CrewCTF 2022 | 9 / 758 | SIGPwny |
b01lers CTF 2022 | 4 / 653 | SIGPwny |
CypherCon 2022 OSINT CTF | 1 / 31 | SIGPwny |
ångstromCTF 2022 | 92 / 1180 | SIGPwny |
BYUCTF 2022 | 6 / 435 | SIGPwny |
DEF CON CTF Qualifier 2022 | 76 / 470 | Cornfield Computer Crew |