Haunted Hive 2025: Firewall Breach
The Hive is under attack.
Someone - or something - has cracked our outer firewall and slipped past security. Malicious code is flooding the system. Hostile constructs are spawning in every sector. They’re coordinated, relentless, and they’re not stopping. If we don’t contain the breach, the Hive goes dark.
Our job: defend the core.
We have three incoming attack waves. Each wave will hit in sequence over the course of the event, and each one will be stronger, faster, and more corrupt than the last. We either hold the line together or we lose everything.
Stay sharp, work as one, and don’t panic. The threat is escalating, but so are we.
The Hive is under attack.
Someone - or something - has cracked our outer firewall and slipped past security. Malicious code is flooding the system. Hostile constructs are spawning in every sector. They’re coordinated, relentless, and they’re not stopping. If we don’t contain the breach, the Hive goes dark.
Our job: defend the core.
We have three incoming attack waves. Each wave will hit in sequence over the course of the event, and each one will be stronger, faster, and more corrupt than the last. We either hold the line together or we lose everything.
Stay sharp, work as one, and don’t panic. The threat is escalating, but so are we.
Defense Protocol
- Each enemy type can only be purged with a specific physical action (an exercise) and a specific number of reps.
- Your reps are your attack packets. Do the exercise, log your reps in the event thread, and help track the running total with everyone else.
- All reps from DAREBEE workouts and DAREBEE challenges count toward the purge.
- As we add our numbers together, the remaining enemy count will be updated in the thread so everyone can see how close we are to cleaning the wave.
- Each wave ends when all hostile entities AND the wave boss are eliminated.
- If you clear a wave before the 24 hours are up, you’ve contained that breach. Regroup, recharge, and prep for the next intrusion window.
Badges / Proof of Defense
The Haunted Hive is an annual planned event. It will be back next year and the year after that. Hive Defenders who show up in real time earn recognition.
If you take part while the event is active, you can claim a unique profile badge to mark that you stood on the firewall and helped protect the Hive.
The badge can only be claimed by actively participating during the 72-hour window. No late claims, no retroactive unlocks.
Hold the line.
Event Timeline
This is a three-day operation (72 hours total).
Every 24 hours a new wave of hostile code invades the system and a new challenge is deployed for us to respond to.
Fight off all malicious entities before October 28th, 10:00 EEST (Athens time).
End: Athens 10:00 on Tue, Oct 28, 2025 (EET, UTC+2 → 08:00 UTC)
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| UTC | Tue 08:00 |
| London | Tue 08:00 (GMT) |
| Berlin | Tue 09:00 (CET) |
| Istanbul | Tue 11:00 |
| Dubai | Tue 12:00 |
| Mumbai | Tue 13:30 |
| Singapore | Tue 16:00 |
| Tokyo | Tue 17:00 |
| Sydney | Tue 19:00 |
| Auckland | Tue 21:00 |
| Johannesburg | Tue 10:00 |
| New York | Tue 04:00 (EDT) |
| Chicago | Tue 03:00 (CDT) |
| Los Angeles | Tue 01:00 (PDT) |
| São Paulo | Tue 05:00 |
Notes:
- EU ends daylight saving time on Sun, Oct 26, 2025—hence Athens changes from UTC+3 to UTC+2.
- The US remains on DST until Sun, Nov 2, 2025, so New York/Chicago/LA are still EDT/CDT/PDT on both dates.
Survive all three waves. Keep the Hive online.
Wave #1
Static Swarm: Defeated.
Boss: Defeated.
Wave #2
Botnet Crawlers Defeated.
Boss: Defeated.
Wave #3
Deepfake Doppels Defeated.
Boss: Defeated.
This Event is now over
Final Rep Count - Google Docs (view only)
Wave #1
Static Swarm: Defeated.
Boss: Defeated.
Wave #2
Botnet Crawlers Defeated.
Boss: Defeated.
Wave #3
Deepfake Doppels Defeated.
Boss: Defeated.
This Event is now over
Final Rep Count - Google Docs (view only)
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