Meetings

We are still finalizing our meeting schedule and room reservations for Fall 2024. Check Discord for updates!

For Fall 2024:

Thursdays, 6–7 PM

Location: TBD

Sundays, 2–3 PM

Location: TBD

General meetings are held weekly in-person and online on Zoom. Recordings are posted on our YouTube. See the schedule below for specific meeting details.

Fall 2024

2024-09-08 Week 01: Bowling Social

misc
social
bowling
2024-09-06 CSAW CTF Qualification Round 2024

ctf-team
intro
csaw
2024-08-29 Week 00: Introduction

welcome
intro

Spring 2024

2024-04-28 Week 14: MPC (Multi-Party Computation)

crypto
2024-04-25 Week 14: Supply Chain Attacks & Policy

policy
misc
2024-04-14 Week 12: Location-Based OSINT

osint
2024-04-11 Week 12: Symbolic Execution

rev
pwn
2024-03-31 Week 10: Japan House Social

social
2024-03-28 Week 10: AI Hacking

misc
ai
2024-03-24 Week 09: Linux Kernel Exploitation

pwn
kernel
linux
2024-03-23 Week 09: Tracer FIRE

forensics
2024-03-21 Week 09: Block and Stream Ciphers

crypto
cipher modes
2024-03-18 Week 09: WiCyS Cryptography CTF

ctf
social
2024-03-07 Week 07: Esoteric Languages

rev
esolang
2024-02-29 Week 06: Password Cracking

misc
password cracking
2024-02-22 Week 05: Blockchain

misc
blockchain
2024-02-15 Week 04: PWN IV - ROP

pwn
rop
2024-02-11 Week 03: PWN III - Heap Exploitation

pwn
+2 tags
2024-02-08 Week 03: ARM Assembly

pwn
rev
2024-02-01 Week 02: Intro to Pentesting

misc
pentesting
2024-01-28 Week 01: Editors

misc
editors
2024-01-21 Week 00: Hot Cocoa + Board Games Social

misc
social
2024-01-18 Week 00: Welcome Back

misc
welcome

Fall 2023

2023-12-03 Week 14: Cloud Security

misc
cloud
2023-11-30 Week 14: Web Hacking III

web
+3 tags
2023-11-16 Week 12: Python Jails

jail
python
2023-11-12 Week 11: Antivirus and EDR Evasion

misc
antivirus
edr
2023-11-05 Week 10: Ethics and Law

misc
ethics
2023-11-02 Week 10: Forensics Workshop with CrowdStrike

workshop
forensics
2023-10-27 Week 09: Workshop with Caesar Creek Software

workshop
2023-10-26 Week 09: Physical Security and Lockpicking

misc
lockpicking
+1 tags
2023-10-22 Week 08: PWN II

pwn
format strings
printf
2023-10-19 Week 08: PWN I

pwn
intro
+3 tags
2023-10-15 Week 07: Crypto II

crypto
+3 tags
2023-10-12 Week 07: Crypto I

crypto
intro
+3 tags
2023-10-08 Week 06: DRM Circumvention

rev
drm
2023-10-05 Week 06: Reverse Engineering II

rev
x86-64
ghidra
2023-10-01 Week 05: x86-64 Assembly

pwn
rev
2023-09-29 Week 05: Double CTF! BuckeyeCTF 2023 + MapleCTF 2023

ctf
2023-09-28 Week 05: OSINT I

osint
intro
+3 tags
2023-09-21 Week 04: Reverse Engineering I

rev
intro
2023-09-17 Week 03: Reverse Engineering Setup

rev
setup
2023-09-14 Week 03: Web Hacking II

web
sqli
2023-09-10 Week 02: Intro to Terminal and Setup (Session 2)

misc
terminal
2023-09-08 Week 02: PatriotCTF 2023

ctf
2023-09-07 Week 02: Web Hacking I

web
intro
+3 tags
2023-09-03 Week 01: Intro to Terminal and Setup (Session 1)

welcome
setup
terminal
2023-08-30 Week 01: Bowling Social

misc
social
bowling
2023-08-27 Week 00: Introduction

welcome
intro

Spring 2023

2023-04-30 Week 14: Reconnaissance + IoT Security with CypherCon

osint
metadata
+3 tags
2023-04-27 Week 14: Java Reverse Engineering

rev
java
+2 tags
2023-04-23 Week 13: UIUCTF 2023 Planning

misc
involvement
uiuctf
2023-04-20 Week 13: Crypto III: Block Ciphers

crypto
aes
block ciphers
2023-04-13 Week 12: Esoteric Languages

rev
esolang
2023-04-09 Week 11: UEFI Reverse Engineering

rev
uefi
2023-04-06 Week 11: Password Cracking

crypto
+6 tags
2023-03-26 Week 09: AI Hacking II

misc
ai
2023-03-23 Week 09: AI Hacking I

misc
ai
2023-03-05 Week 06: Fuzzing

pwn
fuzzing
+3 tags
2023-03-02 Week 06: Quantum Computing

misc
quantum
+7 tags
2023-02-26 Week 05: Nintendo DSi Browser Hacking

pwn
+4 tags
2023-02-23 Week 05: Reverse Engineering III

rev
vm obfuscation
+6 tags
2023-02-19 Week 04: PWN IV: Heap

pwn
+4 tags
2023-02-16 Week 04: Pentesting I

misc
pentesting
+5 tags
2023-02-09 Week 03: PWN III: ROP

pwn
rop
2023-02-05 Week 02: Bypassing macOS Privacy Controls for Fun and Profit

misc
research
+4 tags
2023-02-02 Week 02: Web Hacking III

web
+3 tags
2023-01-29 Week 01: Setup

welcome
setup
+5 tags
2023-01-19 Week 00: Welcome Back

welcome
intro

Fall 2022

2022-12-08 Week 15: Introduction to Secure Computation

crypto
+1 tags
2022-12-04 Week 14: SPR@I: "Machine Learning Threats"

misc
sprai
+3 tags
2022-12-01 Week 14: PWN II

pwn
format strings
+2 tags
2022-11-17 Week 12: Forensics

forensics
intro
+7 tags
2022-11-13 Week 11: SPR@I: "Glyph Positions Break PDF Text Redaction"

misc
sprai
2022-11-10 Week 11: Python Jails

jail
python
2022-11-06 Week 10: SPR@I: "Preventing Large-Scale Cloud Attacks"

misc
sprai
+3 tags
2022-11-03 Week 10: Operational Security

osint
misc
2022-10-27 Week 09: Physical Security and Lockpicking

misc
+3 tags
2022-10-23 Week 08: SPR@I: "All Eyes On Me"

misc
sprai
trackers
2022-10-20 Week 08: Reverse Engineering II

rev
+8 tags
2022-10-16 Week 07: Crypto II

crypto
+4 tags
2022-10-13 Week 07: Crypto I

crypto
intro
+5 tags
2022-10-09 Week 06: Ethics and Law

misc
ethics
+4 tags
2022-10-06 Week 06: PWN I

pwn
intro
+6 tags
2022-10-02 Week 05: x86-64 Assembly

pwn
x86-64
+3 tags
2022-09-29 Week 05: OSINT I

osint
intro
+3 tags
2022-09-22 Week 04: Reverse Engineering I

rev
intro
+6 tags
2022-09-18 Week 03: Reverse Engineering + Pwn Setup

rev
pwn
+4 tags
2022-09-15 Week 03: Web Hacking II

web
sqli
2022-09-09 Week 02: How to CTF (CSAW CTF Qualifications 2022)

welcome
ctf
2022-09-08 Week 02: Web Hacking I

web
intro
+3 tags
2022-09-04 Week 01: Setup

welcome
setup
2022-08-25 Week 00: Introduction

welcome
intro

Spring 2022

2022-04-21 Week 13: AI Security

misc
ai
2022-04-17 Week 12: Crypto Math II: Lattice Attacks

crypto
math
+3 tags
2022-04-14 Week 12: SPR@I: "Lord of the Rings" CPU Side-Channel

misc
research
+3 tags
2022-04-10 Week 11: RATs with ICCSP, Spray Paint Social

misc
careers
+2 tags
2022-04-07 Week 11: Password Cracking

crypto
+5 tags
2022-04-03 Week 10: Network and Security Research Group (NSRG)

misc
research
sprai
2022-03-31 Week 10: UIUC Technology Services Cybersecurity AMA

misc
careers
2022-03-27 Week 09: UIUCTF 2022 Planning II

misc
involvement
uiuctf
2022-03-24 Week 09: Security Careers

misc
careers
2022-03-10 Week 07: Social Event

misc
social
2022-03-03 Week 06: Intro to Pentesting

misc
pentesting
+7 tags
2022-02-27 Week 05: Crypto Math I

crypto
intro
+5 tags
2022-02-24 Week 05: Windows Environments

misc
windows
2022-02-20 Week 04: IoT Security (Paper Reading)

misc
paper
iot
2022-02-17 Week 04: Python Jails

jail
python
2022-02-13 Week 03: RSA Factoring

crypto
rsa
+2 tags
2022-02-10 Week 02: Log4J

pwn
log4j
+2 tags
2022-02-03 Week 02: Format Strings

pwn
format strings
2022-01-30 Week 01: UIUCTF 2022 Planning I

misc
involvement
uiuctf
2022-01-27 Week 01: ROP (Return Oriented Programming)

pwn
rop
2022-01-23 Week 00: Fall Research Show and Tell

misc
research
+5 tags
2022-01-20 Week 00: Welcome Back

welcome
intro

Fall 2021

2021-12-05 Week 14: Mobile Application Hacking

misc
mobile
+7 tags
2021-12-02 Week 14: Java Reverse Engineering

rev
java
+2 tags
2021-11-18 Week 12: Recursive Meeting

misc
involvement
2021-11-14 Week 11: Wireless Security

networking
wireless
+4 tags
2021-11-11 Week 11: Networking

networking
+7 tags
2021-11-07 Week 10: OSINT II

osint
+7 tags
2021-11-04 Week 10: OSINT I

osint
intro
+4 tags
2021-10-31 Week 09: SIGPwny Spooky Summary

misc
social
halloween
2021-10-28 Week 09: Forensics

forensics
intro
+7 tags
2021-10-24 Week 08: The Big Rick

misc
iot
2021-10-21 Week 08: Physical Security (Lockpicking)

misc
+5 tags
2021-10-17 Week 07: PWN II

pwn
+8 tags
2021-10-14 Week 07: PWN I

pwn
intro
+10 tags
2021-10-10 Week 06: Reverse Engineering II

rev
+8 tags
2021-10-07 Week 06: Reverse Engineering I

rev
intro
+6 tags
2021-10-03 Week 05: Law and Ethics

misc
ethics
+3 tags
2021-09-30 Week 05: Operational Security

osint
misc
2021-09-26 Week 04: Crypto II

crypto
aes-cbc
+5 tags

+3
2021-09-23 Week 04: Crypto I

crypto
intro
+9 tags

+3
2021-09-19 Week 03: CSAW CTF Qualifications 2021 Recap

misc
csaw
recap
2021-09-16 Week 03: Web Hacking II

web
sqli
2021-09-09 Week 02: Web Hacking I

web
intro
+3 tags
2021-09-05 Week 01: Terminal

shell
intro
2021-09-02 Week 01: Tutorial

welcome
intro
+4 tags
2021-08-29 Week 00: Setup

welcome
setup
2021-08-26 Week 00: Introduction

welcome
intro

Spring 2021

2021-04-22 Week 12: How to Make CTF Challenges

misc
involvement
+1 tags
2021-04-15 Week 11: Docker

misc
docker
2021-04-10 Week 10: HackIllinois... Literally! (Workshop)

welcome
+3 tags
2021-04-01 Week 09: Recursive Meeting

misc
involvement
2021-03-25 Week 08: Pwny Racing

pwn
social
2021-03-18 Week 07: Reverse Engineering Tools

rev
ghidra
2021-03-11 Week 06: Basics of Cryptography

crypto
+8 tags
2021-03-04 Week 05: Dynamic Linking and GOT/PLT

pwn
dynamic linking
+2 tags
2021-02-27 Week 04: Ethereum Security (Paper Reading)

misc
paper
+2 tags
2021-02-25 Week 04: Sandbox/Jail Escapes

jail
shell
2021-02-18 Week 03: Heap Exploitation II and III, Show and Tell

pwn
+9 tags
2021-02-11 Week 02: Web Hacking: Path Traversal and SSRF

web
path traversal
+4 tags
2021-01-28 Week 00: Heap Exploitation I

pwn
+8 tags

Fall 2020

2020-12-03 Week 14: Web Hacking: XSS and SQL Injection

web
xss
sqli
2020-11-19 Week 12: Wireless Security

networking
wireless
+5 tags
2020-10-29 Week 09: Intro to OpSec

osint
misc
2020-10-22 Week 08: Binary Exploitation Help Session

pwn
2020-10-15 Week 07: Binary Exploitation

pwn
+8 tags

+2
2020-10-08 Week 06: Password Cracking and SQL Injection

crypto
web
+4 tags
2020-09-24 Week 04: CLI Tools (R2, tmux, vim)

shell
gdb
2020-09-17 Week 03: Tutorial

welcome
setup
+5 tags
2020-09-10 Week 02: Introduction

welcome
intro

Spring 2020

2020-04-02 Week 10: Java Reverse Engineering

rev
java
+2 tags
2020-03-05 Week 06: SQL Injection

web
sqli
2020-02-27 Week 05: Lockpicking

misc
lockpicking
2020-02-20 Week 04: Bash

shell
bash
tmux
2020-02-13 Week 03: Binary Exploitation (Part 2)

pwn
buffer overflow
+1 tags
2020-02-06 Week 02: Binary Exploitation (Part 1)

pwn
buffer overflow
+1 tags
2020-01-30 Week 01: Introduction (feat. Purdue) [LEGENDARY]

welcome
web
+4 tags

Fall 2019

2019-12-05 Week 14: DEF CON Talk Watch Party

misc
social
defcon
2019-11-21 Week 12: Discord Hacking

misc
web
2019-11-14 Week 11: CSAW CTF Finals 2019 Recap

misc
pwn
+3 tags
2019-10-31 Week 09: Intro to Forensics

forensics
+7 tags
2019-10-24 Week 08: Recursive Meeting

misc
involvement
2019-10-17 Week 07: Intro to OpSec

osint
misc
2019-10-10 Week 06: Intro to Crypto

crypto
intro
2019-10-03 Week 05: CLI Tools (R2, tmux, vim)

shell
gdb
2019-09-26 Week 04: Web Hacking

web
csrf
2019-09-19 Week 03: Game Hacking

rev
pwn
+2 tags
2019-09-12 Week 02: Intro to Web (Natas)

web
intro
natas
2019-09-05 Week 01: Introduction and Setup

welcome
intro
+3 tags

Spring 2019

2019-04-18 Week 13: Discord Hacking

misc
web
2019-04-04 Week 11: Intro to OSINT

osint
intro
2019-03-28 Week 10: Intro to RE + PWN with Northrop Grumman

rev
pwn
+7 tags
2019-03-13 Week 08: DynamoRIO

pwn
rev
dynamorio
2019-03-07 Week 07: Game Hacking

pwn
game hacking
2019-02-28 Week 06: Natas Web Hacking

web
sqli
rce
2019-02-14 Week 04: Linux Infrastructure

linux
2019-02-07 Week 03: UnderTheCTF

web
rev
+3 tags

Fall 2018

2018-12-06 Week 14: Intro to Networking

networking
intro
+6 tags
2018-11-15 Week 11: Intro to OpSec

osint
misc
2018-11-08 Week 10: Format String Vulnerabilities

pwn
rev
+2 tags
2018-11-01 Week 09: Intro to Forensics

forensics
+7 tags
2018-10-25 Week 08: Intro to Cryptography

crypto
intro
2018-10-18 Week 07: Intro to Web

web
intro
2018-10-11 Week 06: Intro to Reverse Engineering

rev
intro
2018-09-27 Week 04: Intro to PWN

pwn
intro
+4 tags
2018-09-20 Week 03: Intro to Unix and CLI

welcome
setup
2018-09-06 Week 01: Introduction

welcome
intro

Fall 2017

2017-11-16 Week 11: Modern Binary Exploitation

pwn
+2 tags
2017-11-09 Week 10: TF2 LAN Party

misc
social
tf2
2017-10-12 Week 06: Intro to Reverse Engineering (Part 2)

rev
compilation
2017-10-05 Week 05: Lockpicking

misc
lockpicking
+4 tags
2017-09-28 Week 04: Intro to Reverse Engineering (Part 1)

rev
compilation
2017-09-21 Week 03: CSAW CTF Qualifications 2017 Recap

misc
csaw
recap
2017-09-14 Week 02: Intro to CTF

misc
ctf
intro
2017-09-07 Week 01: Introduction

welcome

Spring 2017

2017-03-12 Week 08: Reverse Engineering (Part 2)

rev
compilation
2017-03-05 Week 07: Reverse Engineering (Part 1)

rev
compilation
2017-02-22 Week 05: Intro to OpSec

osint
misc
+3 tags
2017-02-15 Week 04: Intro to Crypto

crypto
intro
+3 tags
2017-02-09 Week 03: Number Bases (Binary, Hexadecimal, Base64)

misc
crypto
+4 tags
2017-02-08 Week 03: Intro to CTF (Part 2)

welcome
intro
ctf
2017-02-01 Week 02: Intro to CTF (Part 1)

welcome
intro
ctf
2017-01-26 Week 01: Introduction

welcome
intro