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Forensics CTF challenges

1,358 Forensics CTF challenges from 216 CTFs (2011–2026), 238 with writeups.

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Challenge CTF Weight Has
Lost_City Bearcat 2025 – files
Macrotrace UMassCTF 2025 48.38 files
Made_in_China NexHunt 2025 – files
Matroiska VuwCTF 2025 – files
Media_Moderator BlueArena 2025 – files
Media_Moderator WebArena 2025 – files
Memoria_Obscuria Pragyan 2025 – files
Memories_Bring_Back_You Kashi 2025 21.78 files
Memory_Loss BrunnerCTF 2025 24.66 files
Mili_4 BlueArena 2025 – files
Mili_4 WebArena 2025 – files
Minecraft WorldWide 2025 24.48 files
More_RAM_Part_1 CyberLeague 2025 – files
More_RAM_Part_2 CyberLeague 2025 – files
Moshy_Moshy N0PSctf 2025 24.34 files
MuddyWater SwampCTF 2025 40.40 files
Mysterious_Melody_2 BCACTF 2025 – files
NII TAMUctf 2025 – files
No_See_Code P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
No_Updates UMassCTF 2025 48.38 files
Noted DaVinciCTF 2025 32.59 files
Notsus.Exe GreyCatTheFlag 2025 32.92 files
Oczy NexHunt 2025 – files
Off_By_One ScriptCTF 2025 – files
Onapookkalam bi0sCTF 2025 95.79 files
One_Click_1 THCon 2025 – files
Operation_Cipherlock Pragyan 2025 – files
Operation_Lost_Data Platypwn 2025 – files
Operation_Pensieve_Breach_1 HeroCTF 2025 – files
Operation_Shadow_Leak_pt._1 THCon 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_1 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_10 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_11 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_12 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_13 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_14 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_2 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_3 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_4 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files
Operation_Zipline_Echoes_of_the_compromised_5 P3rf3ctr00t 2025 – files