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46 Players
53 Challenges
111 Flags Captured
10 Teams
Getting started

How It Works

01

Create your account

Sign up in seconds, solo or roll deep as a team — your call.

02

Pick a challenge

Browse categories across web, crypto, forensics, reversing, and more.

03

Capture the flag

Break it, decode it, exploit it — then submit flag{...} to score points.

04

Climb the leaderboard

Earn badges, track your rank, and prove you're top of the stack.

Pick your battlefield

Explore Categories

From web exploitation to reverse engineering — 12 categories with live challenges.

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Web Exploitation 7 challenges Cryptography 5 challenges OSINT 5 challenges Binary Exploitation 4 challenges Cloud Security 4 challenges Network Security 4 challenges Reverse Engineering 4 challenges Digital Forensics 3 challenges AI & Prompt Injection 2 challenges API Security 2 challenges Blockchain & Web3 2 challenges Container Security 2 challenges

Latest Challenges

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Web Exploitation Easy

Cookie Monster

50 pts 3 solves
Web Exploitation Hard

Command Injection Lab

250 pts 2 solves
Network Security Easy

Sniffing Around

100 pts 2 solves
Network Security Medium

Syn Flood Alert

150 pts 2 solves
Cryptography Easy

Caesar's Left Foot

50 pts 2 solves
Cryptography Medium

Weak RSA Key

200 pts 2 solves
Easy · 20 Medium · 19 Hard · 14 Insane · 0
Progression system

Stages & Badges

Every point you earn moves you up a stage and puts a new badge in reach.

Players per Stage

46 players
🐣 Newbie 35
🌱 Apprentice 4
🧭 Explorer 4
💻 Hacker 2
⚡ Elite 1
🎯 Expert 0
🛡️ Master 0
👑 Grandmaster 0
🏆 Legend 0
🔥 God Mode 0

Badges Earned

13 awarded
Top 100 Player 5
First Blood 4
Top 10 Player 3
Web Master 1
Crypto King 0
OSINT Hunter 0
Forensics Expert 0
Reverse Ninja 0
Challenge Creator 0
Community Contributor 0

Stages

See who's where →
Stage 1 🐣

Newbie

0+ pts 35 players
Stage 2 🌱

Apprentice

1,000+ pts 4 players
Stage 3 🧭

Explorer

2,500+ pts 4 players
Stage 4 💻

Hacker

5,000+ pts 2 players
Stage 5 ⚡

Elite

10,000+ pts 1 player
Stage 6 🎯

Expert

15,000+ pts 0 players
Stage 7 🛡️

Master

25,000+ pts 0 players
Stage 8 👑

Grandmaster

50,000+ pts 0 players
Stage 9 🏆

Legend

100,000+ pts 0 players
Stage 10 🔥

God Mode

250,000+ pts 0 players

Badges

Your badges →
Top 100 Player

Top 100 Player

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

5 players earned this
First Blood

First Blood

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

4 players earned this
Top 10 Player

Top 10 Player

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

3 players earned this
Web Master

Web Master

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

1 player earned this
Crypto King

Crypto King

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

0 players earned this
OSINT Hunter

OSINT Hunter

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

0 players earned this
Forensics Expert

Forensics Expert

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

0 players earned this
Reverse Ninja

Reverse Ninja

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

0 players earned this
Challenge Creator

Challenge Creator

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

0 players earned this
Community Contributor

Community Contributor

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

0 players earned this

Top Players

Full leaderboard →
  1. #1 cloud_strife 11,200 pts
  2. #2 prompt_inject 6,100 pts
  3. #3 binary_boss 5,200 pts
  4. #4 jay 4,800 pts
  5. #5 kernel_panic 3,400 pts

Live Activity

test captured Cookie Monster · Web Exploitation +50 4d ago
jay captured Corrupted Memory · Digital Forensics +250 4d ago
temp captured Hidden Message · Cryptography +150 5d ago
jay captured Leaked Commit · OSINT +100 Jul 25, 2026
tanya68 captured Cookie Monster · Web Exploitation +50 Jul 25, 2026
temp captured Basic SQL Injection · Web Exploitation +100 Jul 25, 2026
isha38 captured Sniffing Around · Network Security +100 Jul 25, 2026
rohit37 captured Caesar's Left Foot · Cryptography +50 Jul 25, 2026
Why players stay

Built for Hackers

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Real-world challenges

Hand-crafted problems spanning web, crypto, forensics, reversing, cloud, and more.

🏆

Live leaderboard

Points update in real time so you always know exactly where you stand.

👥

Team play

Squad up, share solves, and compete together on the team rankings.

🎖️

Badges & achievements

Unlock badges for first bloods, streaks, and mastering a category.

💬

Community forum

Get unstuck, share write-ups, and talk shop with other players.

🛠️

Submit your own CTF

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