CAPTURE THE COIN

Welcome to the Payment Village CTF ! We’re bringing real-world payment hacking straight to DEF CON. This contest merges hardware hacking, cryptanalysis, mobile app forensics, physical security, offensive security and social engineering into one glorious, chaotic CTF. No system is sacred! If it moves, stores or processes money, it's fair game. 

From magstripes to mobile wallets, POS systems to online banking, ATMs to NFC payments, if it touches money, we’re messing with it. Your mission: reverse, break, manipulate, and exploit—all in the name of exploration!

Expect challenges where you’ll clone, decrypt, spoof, MITM, inject, and maybe even get a card to spill its deepest, darkest secrets. Want to mess with a banking app? We got you. Think your RFID cloning skills are solid? Prove it. Ever wondered if you can bypass chip-and-PIN protections? Let’s find out!

So, whether you’re an RFID wizard, EMV cryptography nerd, API manipulator, or into dumpster diving, there’s a challenge here for you. You might not get rich, but you’ll have fun trying!

Contest opening hours:

Friday: 10:00-00:00

Saturday: 00:01-00:00

Sunday: closed 

Registration:

ctf.paymentvillage.org