--- title: "Winning CTFs: A Proving Ground at HackMex & Ekoparty" url: https://daily.dev/posts/winning-ctfs-a-proving-ground-at-hackmex-ekoparty-0jhe6mcg8 source_url: https://bishopfox.com/blog/winning-ctfs-a-proving-ground-at-hackmex-ekoparty type: article source: "Sliver C2 Documentation" published: 2026-08-23T12:22:43.697Z updated: 2026-08-23T12:48:17.459Z tags: ["security", "aws", "red-teaming"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Winning CTFs: A Proving Ground at HackMex & Ekoparty **[Sliver C2 Documentation](https://daily.dev/sources/bishopfox)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Bishop Fox's Mexico team won first place at both HackMex Finals 2025 and EkoParty Red Team Space 2025, marking a third consecutive EkoParty win. HackMex tested web exploitation, Linux privilege escalation, and lateral movement, while EkoParty's AWS-focused challenges required mapping IAM identity relationships, abusing AssumeRole trust paths, and chaining temporary credentials. The team frames these wins as validation of the same adversary-driven methodology used in real client engagements, and previews their upcoming presence at HackGDL in Guadalajara. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Host & Network Penetration Testing: Exploitation CTF 2 — eJPT \(INE\)](https://daily.dev/posts/host-network-penetration-testing-exploitation-ctf-2-ejpt-ine--tlzhkrkra) · InfoSec Write-ups · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Host & Network Penetration Testing: Exploitation CTF 1 — eJPT \(INE\)](https://daily.dev/posts/host-network-penetration-testing-exploitation-ctf-1-ejpt-ine--gcomrsqby) · InfoSec Write-ups · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#aws](https://daily.dev/tags/aws), [#red-teaming](https://daily.dev/tags/red-teaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/winning-ctfs-a-proving-ground-at-hackmex-ekoparty-0jhe6mcg8)