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Conclusion⚓︎

After defeating all the objectives and fixing the Naughty-Nice List, we teleport back to Santa in front of the castle!

Santa

Ho ho ho! You've done it! We have the Naughty-Nice List, we're back in business! Reverse engineering Wombley's ransomware was no easy feat. You must be some kind of technical genius!

After speaking with Santa inside the castle, we won and obtained our final achievement and the roll of the credits:

Achievement

Through your diligent efforts, you have restored peace at the North Pole and saved the holidays! Congratulations!

North Pole Monitoring Station⚓︎

The north pole monitoring station is found on each Act notated on the map in red.

  • In Act 1, its the Southern point surrounded by trees.
  • In Act 2, next to the Drone Path challenge, there is a tree by Chimney Scissorsticks.
  • In Act 3, next to the Santa Vision challenge, there is a tree by Ribb Bonbowford.

When moving towards the tree in Acts 1-2, we can head into the North Pole Monitoring Station that holds the current leaderboards for this year and how many crates have been moved since!

I came in 72nd place this year:

Jason the Fish⚓︎

Every year we can find the one known as "Jason the fish", last year he was on the shoreline dead on Steampunk Island, but we need to find him this year! If we walk to the South-Western corner of The Front Yard (Act 1), we find a Dock sign.

Heading to the Dock, we get transported to Frosty's Beach. We first find all 6 geese sitting around a fire - that were from last years challenge 2023 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge: A Holiday Odyssey | Featuring 6: Geese A-Lei'ing!.

But heading west, we find next to Santa's Surf Shack a box... and within that box is Jason!

Feedback⚓︎

This year's Holiday Hack Challenge 2024 was truly unforgettable! It’s been an incredible journey, and I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my write-up as much as I loved diving into the challenges. Huge kudos to the amazing folks at Counter Hack—your creativity and dedication inspire us year after year, equipping us with skills we can carry back to our workplaces and beyond. If you have any questions or thoughts, don’t hesitate to reach out. Here’s to a bright new year filled with learning, growth, and even more exciting adventures!