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Capture The Flag
CodeRush 2026Capture The Flag

Capture The Flag

Hack. Exploit. Capture.

Up to 3 members
4 hours
On-campus Jeopardy-style CTF
Prizes
1st PlacePKR 15,000
2nd PlacePKR 10,000

Overview

A cybersecurity challenge where teams solve a series of increasingly difficult security puzzles across multiple domains. Flags are hidden in vulnerable systems, encrypted messages, and obfuscated code — find them before time runs out.

Challenge Categories

  • Web Exploitation: SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, authentication bypasses.
  • Cryptography: Classical ciphers, RSA, AES, hashing challenges.
  • Reverse Engineering: Binary analysis, decompilation, and patching.
  • Forensics: Disk images, packet captures, steganography.
  • Miscellaneous: OSINT, scripting, logic puzzles.

Rules & Environment

  • All challenges hosted on an isolated CTF platform.
  • No attacking the infrastructure or other teams.
  • No sharing flags or solutions between teams.
  • Internet access: ALLOWED for research and tools.

Tools & Resources

  • Bring your own laptop with preferred tools pre-installed.
  • Recommended: Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Wireshark, Ghidra, CyberChef.
  • VMs and containers allowed for sandboxed testing.

Scoring

  • Dynamic scoring: Points decrease as more teams solve a challenge.
  • First blood bonus for the first team to solve each challenge.
  • Hints available at a point cost.
  • Final rankings based on total points and tie-broken by solve time.

Registrations Closed

The deadline has passed. See the schedule for venue + report time.

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