Press Releases
Context Fortress
Oct 21, 2020
Following Jet and Akerva Fortress Labs on the Hack The Box platform, we are excited to present today a brand new Fortress by Context (part of Accenture Security). The Fortress, created by Context, combines a series of capture th... Read More
Hacking Battlegrounds Are Live!
Oct 16, 2020
The day has arrived! Are you ready to experience the ULTIMATE hacking thrill?As our Product Manager said, “Great things happen when a team combines hard work, creativity, and determination!”After many months of hard work from our entire team to ensure we can deliver the best possible player and hack... Read More
Hack The Box VIP+
Oct 7, 2020
Today we are announcing a new Hack The Box subscription! Our amazing community has grown and so have its needs. Since the Pwnbox release back in May 2020, we have received a lot of requests to increase Pwnbox time/access, so we thought why not to do more? The VIP subscription gives 24 hours of... Read More
Hack The Box Presents Synack Red Team Track
Oct 2, 2020
We are very excited to announce some joint ventures we have been working on lately along with the Synack Red Team. In September 2020, we supported the Synack #TeamAmerica Defenders CTF Warm-Up. The CTF, powered by Hack The Box and our CTF Platform, took place from September 25th to September 27th a... Read More
Hack The Box at Black Hat Asia 2020
Sep 18, 2020
Are you virtually packing for Black Hat Asia 2020? So are we! Black Hat Asia will be held virtually in the Singapore Time Zone (GMT/UTC +8h), September 29th - October 2nd. During this week, information security experts will teach interactive, online Trainings, innovative research will be presente... Read More
HTB Machines Infographic
Sep 7, 2020
So, we were thinking... Have we ever shown you around the HTB Machine content? Here it is, in numbers! Share this: From inception until today, how many Machines does the HTB platform host? Today, September 7th, 2020, we have 177 Machines, 20 Active (as always) and 157 R... Read More
New Beginner Pro Lab: Dante
Aug 10, 2020
Dear Community, We are very excited to announce the release of our brand new Dante Pro Lab, the 4th Pro Lab to join the family! Dante was developed in cooperation with our Content Delivery Manager @egotisticalSW, a long-standing Hack The Box member and moderator. This new Pro Lab provides th... Read More
Hack The Box Pwnbox
Jul 31, 2020
Back in May 27th 2020, we released Pwnbox. Pwnbox is a completely browser accessible virtual hacking distro including everything a hacker’s operating system should have. Based on Parrot OS and with a Hack The Box look and feel, Pwnbox has (pre-installed) all the tools and lists needed to hack an... Read More
Hack The Box at Black Hat USA 2020 Virtual
Jul 21, 2020
We are excited to announce that Hack The Box will be joining Black Hat Virtual this year! The USA edition (Las Vegas) has gone fully virtual and we are very glad to support the Black Hat community in this endeavor to not just do the event - and not postpone it - but also try to expand it by making i... Read More
Hack The Box Platform Redesign Beta Release
Jul 7, 2020
And the makeover continues. April 1st, 2017: The first public day of the Hack The Box platform. The founding team (ch4p, azik, g0blin), just a few friends, 2 labs, and millions of hacking hours ahead. July 3rd, 2020: We are getting a new face. A platform UI (User Interface) and UX (User... Read More
New Logo, New Era
Jul 2, 2020
Dear Community, We are very excited to announce that we are getting prettier, at least we hope so. The Hack The Box brand will now be represented through a new, fresh and modern logo. New logo, new era. After three years of continuous support from the community and our enterprise custo... Read More
Akerva Fortress
May 19, 2020
Following the Jet Fortress on the Hack The Box platform, we are excited to present today a brand new Fortress by Akerva.Security consultant @aas_s3curity from @Akerva_fr Team has created a fun single-machine Fortress containing 8 flags. Conquering the Akerva Fortress will require a number of skill... Read More
Hack The Box + Parrot OS
May 8, 2020
It was around this time a year ago that we met with the Parrot team for the first time. Immediately we said “these guys are doing an amazing job” and we started thinking of ways we could encourage and support this exciting and promising project. A couple of months - and a few beers - later,... Read More
Dedicated Labs Now Have Plans!
Apr 15, 2020
We have news! For all the companies and teams that use - or want to use - our Dedicated Labs for their corporate cyber security training, we are happy to announce the release of new tiers and exciting features that will boost your training experience with HTB. Training a cyber security team can b... Read More
A Year in Review (2019-2020)
Apr 1, 2020
It’s our birthday! Hack The Box just turned three years old and we couldn't be more excited! Your continuous support, feedback and suggestions made this possible and we want to thank you once again for that. Last April, the HTB platform was hosting 120,000 members. Today, we are close... Read More
Announcing Pro Lab Cybernetics
Mar 31, 2020
Dear Community, We are happy to announce the release of our brand new Cybernetics Pro Lab! Cybernetics was developed in cooperation with @lkys37en, a long-standing moderator and good friend of Hack The Box. This new HTB Pro Lab is here to provide a fresh perspective, new tools, techniques, operati... Read More
Presenting Starting Point
Mar 23, 2020
Dear Community, Hack The Box is proud to present Starting Point! If you are interested in diving into the captivating world of hacking, penetration testing and cyber security in general, Hack The Box has got you covered! Learn How To Hack Are you a beginner? Looking around the internet for a way... Read More
Integrity of Hack The Box
Mar 19, 2020
Dear Community, Since Hack The Box started back in 2017, the user base has grown massively, as has the fierce competition to gain positions in the Hall of Fame. Users’ profiles on Hack The Box are more frequently being seen as a testament to their skill by potential employers who review their user... Read More
Dedicated Pro Labs: New Exclusive Features
Jan 31, 2020
Dear Dedicated Pro Lab Users, We have some exciting news for you! Time to level up your hacking game at work. Following our communication back in October 2019, we are happy to officially announce the addition of new and exciting Dedicated Pro Lab features, including exclusive add-ons solely availabl... Read More
Gift Cards
Dec 16, 2019
Hi there!They say "sharing is caring" so we thought it would be a great idea to implement a long-awaited Gift Card feature on our platform. What you can gift? VIP, RastaLabs, and Offshore!Here is how it works:Gift Cards can be purchased within the platform but also from our official website (check h... Read More
ISC2 CPEs
Oct 23, 2019
Hello All, We are excited to announce our support to (ISC)2 and becoming an official (ISC)2 CPE Submitter. This partnership is in line with our education strategy and we believe that it will greatly benefit our community to demonstrate, prove and enhance their (ISC)2 certifications through their e... Read More
VIP 2.0 Release
Jul 3, 2019
Back in January, Hack The Box announced an exciting new feature coming to our VIP offering - the ability to spawn any machine from our back catalogue. With this release, the old VIP model of requiring users to vote for machines and hoping that they will be allocated to the VIP labs becomes a thing o... Read More
A Year in Review (2018-2019)
Apr 1, 2019
Today Hack The Box turns 2 years old, we want to thank all of you again for your support throughout this journey! Just a year ago we released some exciting features including Universities and today we stand with almost 100 registered Universities. We aim for a much greater 2019-2020 w... Read More
The Future of VIP
Jan 19, 2019
Since introducing VIP labs over a year ago, the feedback has been excellent. Users found the ability to pay a small amount in order to have a smoother, quieter experience in the HTB labs, as well as being able to access retired machines a major boon. HTB has grown so much in the past year and a half... Read More
A Year in Review (2017-2018)
Mar 30, 2018
Hack The Box started accepting members on the 1st of April 2017, meaning that we have just closed a year of operation. It has been a very exciting journey so far, we learned a lot of new things, met a lot of c... Read More
Security BSides Athens CTF
Feb 27, 2018
Dear All, In our continuous effort to support the community, we are pleased to announce that Security BSides Athens and Hack The Box are partnering up going forward. Both sides are joining forces in creating a CTF (Capture The Flag) contest for this year's event, which will allow all participants... Read More
Sopra Steria Security Training on Hack The Box Infrastructure
Dec 22, 2017
Sopra Steria, one of the biggest European information technology consultancy groups has in the past couple of months held an extensive in-house security training course using Hack The Box professional labs. The two companies shared knowledge and services in order for this to become a reality. The t... Read More
Announcing Pro Lab RastaLabs
Nov 20, 2017
Dear All, Rasta is in the Box! As part of the effort we make to give our members labs as close as possible to the real world, we are pleased to announce that for the past two months @_RastaMouse has been secretly developing his labs within our platform. We will be making it available to our mode... Read More