Oklahoma City Technologist Daniel Mueller Is an Elite and Competitive Hacker

Daniel Mueller ranks among HackTheBox's top 0.019%, combining cybersecurity expertise with ambitious AI and theoretical physics research.
Daniel Mueller, a technologist based in Oklahoma City, has been ranked #993 of millions on the primary service for competitive hacking, HackTheBox. The ranking places him among the best of the best in the top 0.019% on the platform.
Mueller is the founder of Untitled-7 LLC, a personal organization focused on AI and engineering. He describes himself as an inventor and technologist. “I am a business professional who makes big impacts in the field of AI and theoretical physics,” he said. The company serves developers and scientists.
“I like to make systems, and I know how to break systems. Hacking is not about hitting hard, it is about intuiting what other people were thinking, and knowing how systems work,” Mueller said, explaining how his approach differs from others in the field. That distinction, he suggests, comes from years of diligent effort.

His work in AI and engineering innovation spans both artificial intelligence and theoretical physics. Mueller’s ranking on HackTheBox highlights practical skills in cybersecurity, where users are provided designated hardened computers to crack into, based solely upon an IP address. The platform is widely used by professionals and researchers to benchmark their abilities, where the objective is to return a ‘key’ to the site, which can only be obtained by gaining root access to the system in question.
“This field has been ever-changing with the advent of AI. What was impossible yesterday may be possible tomorrow. That’s the environment we have been working in, as professionals. Risk assessment is not about picking up the pace, it is about setting it,” Mueller said.
Untitled-7 LLC operates as a personal organization. Its focus on AI and engineering aligns with Mueller’s background in theoretical physics, though the project in question has a poignant but shocking objective: “Build the device.” The device in question, according to Mueller, is a “system which can retrocausally signal information.” In other words, Mueller is attempting to build a real life Time Machine which can measure future causal states, thus his HTB username, “causalreality.”
Mueller claims to have speculative mathematics which make experimental research a real avenue worth considering, and has invested significant personal funds toward the pursuit. “I want to make this happen,” Mueller says.
For now, the top 1000 ranking stands as a concrete marker of his prowess. Mueller continues to work in Oklahoma City, but is anticipated to visit several large US cities in the following year.
Looking Ahead From Oklahoma City
Mueller continues to work in Oklahoma City, where he develops his interests in AI, engineering, cybersecurity, and theoretical physics. His reported position among the top 1,000 Hack The Box participants provides a concrete measure of his standing in competitive hacking, while his work through Untitled-7 LLC reflects a broader set of technical and scientific ambitions.
He is also anticipated to visit several major U.S. cities over the following year, potentially creating opportunities to connect with other professionals, developers, and researchers working in related fields.
Mueller's professional interests span practical cybersecurity challenges and speculative questions about the nature of causality. These pursuits differ in their methods and in the evidence required to establish their results, but both reflect his stated interest in understanding systems, testing assumptions, and exploring what may be possible.
For Mueller, the process begins with asking difficult questions and developing the technical knowledge needed to investigate them. His Hack The Box ranking offers a measurable milestone in that journey, while his work in AI, engineering, and theoretical physics represents the wider scope of his ambitions.
Explore the company's research interests, technical projects, and development activities through the official Galacto Corporation website.
Additional information about Daniel J. Mueller's inventions, publications, and professional background is available at danieljosephmueller.com.
For professional collaborations, research discussions, or media inquiries, contact daniel@untitled-7.com.
As technology continues to connect previously separate scientific fields, Mueller's work through Galacto Corporation reflects a guiding principle: understanding how systems operate is an essential part of discovering what they may ultimately achieve.

NY Review Contributor
Covers business, entrepreneurship, and innovation, with an interest in the stories behind founders and growing companies.
This article features partner, contributor, or branded content from a third party. Members of the NY Review editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content. All views and opinions are those of the contributor alone.
You May Also Like

Erawan Thai Cuisine Redefines Bayside Thai Dining

Ghina Makari Cane Introduces Let’s Learn Numbers and Counting with Tractors, Diggers and Trucks

IT Intelligent Treatment Brings A New Vision Of Regenerative Aesthetics To New York With SomaCell®

2026 Nobel Prize In Chemistry Honors Henri Kagan And Kenso Soai For Landmark Molecular Discoveries

How Heather Falk Built The Diamond Standard Coaching to Turn Clarity Into Meaningful Growth






