Robocall Contest

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announces an open source prize competition that challenges the public to create and improve an innovative robocall honeypot. A honeypot is an information system that is designed to attract perpetrators of illegal acts--in this case robocallers--and gain knowledge about their tactics. The Contest will be held at DEF CON 22, a conference of information security specialists, in Las Vegas, Nevada, from August 7-10, 2014. The Contest will occur in 3 independent phases, with Winner(s) chosen from each phase. Phase 1, "Creator," involves building a robocall honeypot. Phase 2, "Attacker," requires Contestants to identify a honeypot's security vulnerabilities. Phase 3, "Detective," involves analysis of data from an existing robocall honeypot.