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Shadow Apocalypse CTF 2025

A 24-hour Jeopardy-style Capture The Flag (CTF) competition hosted by SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Tiruchirappalli, and organized by DarkLead.


📅 Event Details

  • Dates: 13th – 14th May 2025
  • Duration: 24 hours
  • Format: Online, Jeopardy-style
  • Platform: ctf.darklead.org

🧠 Challenge Categories

Participants will engage in challenges across various cybersecurity domains, including:

  • OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Cryptography
  • PWN (Binary Exploitation)
  • Web Exploitation

📝 Rules of Conduct

To ensure a fair and secure competition environment, participants are expected to adhere to the following rules:

  • No brute forcing or automated scanning tools: The use of such tools is strictly prohibited.
  • Do not attack the CTF infrastructure: Any attempts to disrupt the platform will lead to disqualification.
  • No flag or solution sharing: Collaborating with other teams or sharing answers is not allowed.
  • No plagiarism or cheating: Originality is key; any form of dishonesty will result in immediate disqualification.

🔗 Resources


📂 Archive

Explore challenges from this event in the Challenge Categories.


Note: For more details and updates, please refer to the official Unstop event page.


👑 Credits

CTF Organized by SRM Institute of Science & Technology and hosted by DarkLead!


Authors:

Gowthaman GS - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thw01f/
Mehbub Muztaba Mazumder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehbub-muztaba-mazumder-b47ba2322/
Muhammed Aflah S - https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammed-aflah-s-545a6135a/
Nandakishore V - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nkofficial/