⚠️ Dear Participants,

We regret to inform you that we are currently facing a technical issue with CTFd, our primary competition platform. Our team is working diligently to resolve this matter as quickly as possible. 🙏🏻

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding during this time. We are doing everything we can to have the platform back up and running within the next few hours. Your patience and support mean a lot to us as we navigate this challenging situation. ❤️

Thank you for bearing with us.

Best regards,
UCTF 2024 Organizing Team

Dear Participants,

We are pleased to announce that we've successfully resolved the technical challenges we faced earlier. It’s been a tough few hours, as an issue with the file system of our main platform (CTFd) turned into a more complex problem. However, everything is now functioning as intended. ✅🎉

After approximately 4 hours of hard work, we are ready to officially kick off the competition. To make up for the delay, we’ve extended the competition time by 4 hours. ⏳

Enjoy the competition, and best of luck to everyone! 🍀💪

Best regards,
UCTF 2024 Organizing Team

New Challenges Unlocked: 10 More Challenges Revealed! 🚀


Dear Participants,

We are excited to announce that 10 additional challenges have been revealed for the second stage of the competition! 🎯 Test your skills and dive into the new challenges below:

- Travel Guide
- ASCII Art Studio
- Hidden Coordinates
- REVNG
- Modal 2
- Orange
- The Road of Redemption
- Sergio
- ADB
- Paho Puzzle

Jump in and show us what you've got! 💪 Good luck! 🍀

Best regards,
UCTF 2024 Organizing Team

"All Stage 3 Challenges Revealed! 🚀"

Dear Participants,

We are thrilled to announce that all challenges of Stage 3 have now been revealed! 🎯 These include:

- Drag n Zip
- Rasa
- Karaball
- Catch Me If You Can!
- Silent Knocker

Dive into these new challenges and give it your best shot! Stay tuned as we prepare for the upcoming fourth stage. 🏆

Best of luck! 🍀

Best regards,
UCTF 2024 Organizing Team

Heritage Encryption Challenge Unveiled: 500 Points of Pure Evil! 🏺

Dear Participants,

Brace yourselves, for the first challenge of Stage 4 is here! 🔥 We’ve just revealed the "Heritage Encryption" challenge, an epic 500-point puzzle in the OSINT category—designed to test the limits of even the most skilled competitors. ⚔️

Do you have what it takes to decipher the riddles of the past and claim the ultimate flag? Or will these ancient secrets remain buried forever? 🏆

Good luck, and may your intellect guide you through this treacherous challenge! 💡

Best regards,
UCTF 2024 Organizing Team

Challenge Hints Released: Navigate Your Path to Victory! 🌟

Dear Participants,

Exciting news! We’ve just provided hints for several key challenges of the competition. Here’s what you need to know:

- Silent Knocker
- Travel Guide
- Drag n Zip
- The Road of Redemption
- VLAN Wars

These hints are crafted to assist you in overcoming these challenges without any penalties. Our team is also hard at work on deploying and publishing additional challenges to further test your skills and strategies.

Get ready to dive deeper into the competition, and let these hints guide you to success! 🚀

Best of luck, and keep pushing forward!

Best regards,
UCTF 2024 Organizing Team

Scoreboard Frozen Until Competition End 🏁

Dear Participants,

Please be advised that the scoreboard is now frozen and will remain frozen until the conclusion of the competition. While you can continue to solve challenges and earn points, your scores will not be reflected on the scoreboard until the final results are announced.

Stay focused, and give it your all in these final stages! 💪

Best regards,
UCTF 2024 Organizing Team

🏁 UCTF-2024: A Journey to Remember! 🎉🎯

As UCTF-2024 comes to an end, it has truly been an unforgettable experience. Though the competition began with a 4-hour delay on the first day ⏳, things improved steadily, turning into a memorable event for all of us. 🏅

The scoreboard has now been unfrozen and is visible on our website. Congratulations to the top 3 teams! 🎖
🥇 TRX (7900 points)
🥈 FlagMotori (7800 points)
🥉 Minus Zero Knowledge (6100 points)

All services and challenges will remain accessible for the next two weeks ⌛️, allowing more time to explore and reflect on the challenges. Write-ups are always appreciated, whether on CTFtime here, YouTube channels, or other platforms. Official write-ups will also be released in the upcoming weeks. 📜💻

A special thanks to all who contributed—sponsors, challenge designers, and supporters. Your contributions made this event possible. 🙏🏻 Looking forward to UCTF-2025! 🤍🚀

With appreciation,
UCTF-2024 Organizing Team

🌟 Weight Voting for UCTF-2024 is Now Open! 🌟

Hey UCTF-2024 Participants! 🚩

We’re excited to announce that Weight Voting has officially started and will be open until Sept. 16, 2024, noon. We would really appreciate your votes as they are crucial for us to get your feedback and make next year's competition even better! 💪🏻

This is your chance to let us know how we did and help shape the future of UCTF. Your voice matters! 💬

🗳 Cast your vote here:
🔗: https://ctftime.org/event/2460/weight

Thank you for being part of this amazing journey with us, and we can’t wait to hear your thoughts! 🙌🏻

Best regards,
UCTF 2024 Organizing Team

Execution Write Up in UCTF2024

https://youtu.be/HVBPM8_lbmw?si=yf4gvUwJLvYJ-_gp

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🚀 Exciting Announcement! UCTF 2024 Resources Fully Open-Sourced! 🎉

Dear UCTF Community,

We are excited to share that all resources for UCTF 2024—including challenges, scores, and detailed write-ups—are now fully open-sourced! You can explore and contribute to them on our official GitHub repository:

🔗: UCTF 2024 GitHub Repository

Thank you for being part of this journey. Stay tuned for UCTF 2025—the work has already begun, and exciting updates are on the way!

Warm regards,
📡 The UrmiaCTF Team