Hail the hackers

Congratulations: (From second left) Team Kasturi’s Vincent Chin Wen Shen, Danisy Eisyraf Yusni Afindi and Koh Li Hom with Prof Vinesh (far right) and APU School of Technology senior head Assoc Prof Dr Thang Ka Fei (far left).

Team Oubaitori from the National Institute of Technology Malang, Indonesia, and Team Kasturi from Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Malaysia, were recently crowned Asean Battle of Hackers (ABOH) 2023 champions in the regional and local categories, respectively.In the Asean category, National University of Singapore’s Team iMonkee Pro Max Ultra came in second, with Team Bømbåstïç S¡dë £¥€ from Politeknik Mersing, Johor, taking the third spot.In the local category, Team Cincai from Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) secured second place ahead of Team L0stPaR4d0x from APU.

Organised by APU’s Forensic and Cyber Security Research Centre – Student Section (FSeC-SS), ABOH 2023 celebrated resilience, innovation and collaboration within the regional cybersecurity community.