Shellphish Timeline
Onward toward hacking
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2005
Shellphish Founded
UCSB Professor Giovanni Vigna (aka zanardi) founded Shellphish to compete in the DEF CON CTF competition.
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August 2005
Shellphish Won DEF CON CTF
The Shellphish team consisting of Giovanni Vigna, Davide Balzarotti, Greg Banks, Wilson Chen, Ryan Dixon, Vika Felmetsger, Paul Haas, Chris Kruegel, Darren Mutz, Dan Nurmi, Will Robertson, and Fredrik Valeur won DEF CON CTF!
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2014–2016
Shellphish Competes in CGC
Not knowing what they were signing up for, Shellphish eagerly attempts to compete in the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge.
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August 2016
Shellphish Wins 3rd Place at CGC
After a hard-fought competition, Shellphish’s Cyber Reasoning System The Mechanical Phish won 3rd place in the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge.
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2016–2023
Shellphish Expands
Shellphish students become Shellphish professors, expanding the team to ASU, Purdue, and beyond.
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August 2023
Shellphish Support Syndicate is Born
With the announcment of the AIxCC, the Shellphish Support Syndicate was created!
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March 2024
Shellphish Support Syndicate Wins $1M from DARPA AIxCC Small Business Track Competition
One of seven winners of the $1M prize in the DARPA Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) Small Business Track Competition.
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August 2024
Shellphish Wins $2M and Qualifies for AIxCC Final Event
The Shellphish CRS ARTIPHISHELL qualified for the finals of the AIxCC competition and Shellphish won a $2M cash award. More details.
