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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
Thorin_s_Amulet CyberApocalypse 2025 – files
Timeline involuntaryCTF 2025 – files
ToShredsYouSay WHY 2025 Finals – files
ToolPie CyberApocalypse 2025 – files
Tracem_1 IrisCTF 2025 34.30 files
Tracks EHAX 2025 – files
TradeTrap_1 DeadSec 2025 31.29 files
Tryna_crack V1T 2025 – files
UDP_Upload Nowruz 2025 – files
Uncover_Me CyberLeague 2025 – files
Unknown_File N0PSctf 2025 24.34 files
VLESS Nowruz 2025 – files
VMESS Nowruz 2025 – files
VeryCheap BrunnerCTF 2025 24.66 files
Video_Forensics BlueArena 2025 – files
Video_Forensics WebArena 2025 – files
Video_Investigator BlueArena 2025 – files
Video_Investigator WebArena 2025 – files
ViruS_Camp_1 BITSCTF 2025 – files
Volinux DaVinciCTF 2025 32.59 files
We_Go_Gym PatriotCTF 2025 – files
Whats_the_Password DEADFACE 2025 – files
Where_did_he_go 1753CTF 2025 34.82 files
Where_is_the_malware WannaGameChampionship 2025 – files
Whispers_of_the_Forgotten ApoorvCTF 2025 24.10 files
White_Cat_in_a_White_Room Junior.Crypt 2025 23.13 files
Wi_Fight_A_Ghost L3akCTF 2025 24.43 files
Wimdows_1 BYUCTF 2025 – files
Windows Securinets CTF 2025 Quals – files
Word_Sea_Adventures PatriotCTF 2025 – files
album_cover TJCTF 2025 – files
anticheat CTF@AC 2025 Quals 24.53 files
bagagwaclickidyfixidy openECSC 2025 – files
beezchurger BuckeyeCTF 2025 – files
chronoANT BlueArena 2025 – files
chronoANT WebArena 2025 – files
dark CPCTF 2025 – files
datamosh FullWeakEngineer 2025 24.60 files
decrypt-me UofTCTF 2025 23.90 files
deep_layers TJCTF 2025 – files