Hacker tournament brings together world’s best in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – A team of hackers from two U.S. universities won the “Capture the Flag” championship, a contest seen as the “Olympics of hacking,” which draws together some of the world’s best in the field.

In the carpeted ballroom of one of the largest casinos in Las Vegas, the few dozen hackers competing in the challenge sat hunched over laptops from Friday through Sunday during the DEF CON security conference that hosts the event.

The winning team included participants from Carnegie Mellon University, its alumni, and the University of British Columbia.

The contest involves breaking in to custom-built software designed by the tournament organizers. Participants must not only f…

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