Kinetica - CTF — CSE technical event at Invente '26CSE (SNUC)

Kinetica - CTF

CTF, Cybersecurity


Sabotage strikes Florence, 1504. The Mechanica Supreme clockwork computer is locked down. Ditch the silicon, decipher the gear logic, and reverse-engineer the mechanical vault before the clock runs out.

Date & TimeDay 1, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
VenueSNUC AB3 Lab 13 (First floor)
Team Size1-4

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Limited seats available.

1st Prize
4500
2nd Prize
3000
3rd Prize
1500
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Event Round Details

Description

Basic OSINT techniques and common sense/sanity check round

Rules
  • Participants must gather information using only publicly available information.
  • The use of paid search services or tools is prohibited.
  • Teams are not allowed to call, email, or elicit information from targets in any way.
  • Never attempt to access private accounts or data behind login walls.
Tie Breaker

In the event of a tie, the time taken to solve the task determines the victory.

Description

More advanced CTF techniques and tougher problems

Rules
  • Do not share flags; anyone sharing flags will have points deducted.
  • The competition uses dynamic scoring, meaning a challenge's point value decreases with each solve.
  • Do not try to hack the platform itself.
  • Format does matter, so take note of the required format for each flag.
Tie Breaker

Tie-breakers are based on the fastest solve time.

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