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748 Players
77 Challenges
2,136 Flags Captured
32 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 11 challenges Cryptography 8 challenges OSINT 8 challenges Network Security 7 challenges Cloud Security 6 challenges Digital Forensics 6 challenges API Security 5 challenges AI & Prompt Injection 4 challenges Binary Exploitation 4 challenges Reverse Engineering 4 challenges Blockchain & Web3 2 challenges DevSecOps 2 challenges

Latest Challenges

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OSINT Easy

Find the Flag Profile

10 pts 3 solves
Log Analysis Easy

First Login

10 pts 4 solves
Phishing Analysis Easy

Spot the Fake

10 pts 3 solves
OSINT Easy

Metadata Leak

20 pts 95 solves
Cryptography Easy

Caesar's Secret

20 pts 101 solves
Web Exploitation Medium

Hidden in Plain Sight

100 pts 108 solves
Easy · 24 Medium · 28 Hard · 20 Insane · 5
Progression system

Stages & Badges

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

Players per Stage

748 players
🐣 Newbie 645
🌱 Apprentice 54
🧭 Explorer 21
💻 Hacker 22
⚡ Elite 4
🎯 Expert 2
🛡️ Master 0
👑 Grandmaster 0
🏆 Legend 0
🔥 God Mode 0

Badges Earned

242 awarded
Top 100 Player 173
Top 10 Player 38
First Blood 18
Reverse Ninja 4
Crypto King 3
Web Master 2
OSINT Hunter 2
Forensics Expert 2
Challenge Creator 0
Community Contributor 0

Stages

See who's where →
Stage 1 🐣

Newbie

0+ pts 645 players
Stage 2 🌱

Apprentice

1,000+ pts 54 players
Stage 3 🧭

Explorer

2,500+ pts 21 players
Stage 4 💻

Hacker

5,000+ pts 22 players
Stage 5 ⚡

Elite

10,000+ pts 4 players
Stage 6 🎯

Expert

15,000+ pts 2 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.

173 players earned this
Top 10 Player

Top 10 Player

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

38 players earned this
First Blood

First Blood

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

18 players earned this
Reverse Ninja

Reverse Ninja

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

4 players earned this
Crypto King

Crypto King

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

3 players earned this
Web Master

Web Master

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

2 players earned this
OSINT Hunter

OSINT Hunter

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

2 players earned this
Forensics Expert

Forensics Expert

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

2 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

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  1. #1 piyush69 16,870 pts
  2. #2 V1XU 15,270 pts
  3. #3 ajay 12,490 pts
  4. #4 Max 12,090 pts
  5. #5 amalmj 11,290 pts

Live Activity

Dexter captured Metadata Trail · OSINT +100 just now
Dexter captured Corner Store · OSINT +150 just now
Dexter captured The Employee Trail · OSINT +200 just now
Dexter captured Metadata Leak · OSINT +20 just now
Rickus captured Packet Peek · Network Security +100 just now
Rickus captured Base Odyssey · Cryptography +200 just now
Rickus captured Metadata Leak · OSINT +20 1h ago
Rickus captured Caesar's Secret · Cryptography +20 1h ago
Why players stay

Built for Hackers

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Real-world challenges

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

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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.

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Community forum

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

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