LRAB Chapter 383
Chapter 383
Chapter 383: Chapter 47 Calling for You at the Center of the World (Extra Chapter – Asking for Monthly Passes!)_2 Chapter 383: Chapter 47 Calling for You at the Center of the World (Extra Chapter – Asking for Monthly Passes!)_2 “Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don’t underestimate the young and poor!”
“...”
Lin Xian sighed:
“You should learn something serious, VV, instead of always picking up these stale jokes,” he complained.
...
Soon.
The 2023 World Hacker Competition began.
The competition went smoothly, with each national team showing off their skills; some found vulnerabilities in the Android system, some cracked the latest Apple mobile system, some breached Microsoft’s firewall, some hacked the Google homepage...
These parts were no different from previous hacker competitions.
As the vulnerabilities had been identified in advance and the programs written beforehand, these events proceeded quickly, generally taking seconds or at most a few minutes to produce results.
...
The successful hackers all received applause and prize money sponsored by sponsors; at the same time, according to the competition rules, they made these vulnerabilities available to the hacked companies for free, so they could promptly fix them and strengthen Internet safety.
As the end approached.
The teams with the highest scores were China and Team America.
There was no suspense in that.
Because the other teams were from large internet companies or civilian hacker organizations, coming to show off their skills and win prize money, while China and Mi Country sent their national teams!
The national teams, although not entirely official personnel, certainly consisted of the top computer talents from each country, undoubtedly outperforming the other teams’ mixed forces.
Therefore, in the free demonstration segment, the other teams basically forfeited.
Since there were no prizes for this segment, and with Kevin Walker present, there was no chance of winning.
The smart hackers chose to save these vulnerabilities for the next competition or other events to win prize money, rather than wasting them here.
After all...
Hackers need to eat too!
It’s either a legitimate job or prison food, one must be chosen.
Lin Xian turned his head to look at the leaderboard on the big screen.
At the moment, Team America was slightly ahead of China, ranking first.
With the scores from the final free demonstration segment added, the winner of the hacker competition would be settled.
Whether it was the team leader or the four members in front, none of them had much hope for Lin Xian and they comforted him:
The entire venue began chanting in unison, becoming restless!
According to the competition rules, it was required to maintain silence at this time.
But with the synchronized chanting of 80,000 people already underway, the majestic momentum couldn’t be stopped.
And the genius teenager seemed to enjoy these cheers.
He proudly raised his right hand!
Then...
He pressed the Enter key!
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National Security Command Center.
“Has the attack come?”
“Yes, but there are very few, much less than we anticipated.
We can defend against it!” the technicians said, watching various data screens nervously:
“Good thing we plugged all those backdoor vulnerabilities beforehand, otherwise if he detonated them all at once...
we really couldn’t defend against it!”
“Director Liu An’s guess was correct; those vulnerabilities were just feints.
Kevin Walker’s real targets are elsewhere.
What he’s attacking now are those new vulnerabilities.
It’s just...
the attack is much weaker than we thought, isn’t it?”
“Although it’s good news, we can’t let our guard down!
Stay focused!
Stay alert!” they said.
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Mi Country, New Jersey Sports Stadium, New York, World Hacker Competition venue.
The 80,000-strong audience, originally whooping and hollering, gradually quieted down, their voices growing softer and softer.
What’s happening?