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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
Digital_censorship Platypwn 2023 24.75 files
Dont_stick_me_there SpookyCTF 2023 22.40 files
Dont_trust_your_eyes MCTF 2023 Quals – files
Down_the_Wormhole SpookyCTF 2023 22.40 files
Drunk BackdoorCTF 2023 – files
E2EBleed COMPFEST 2023 – files
Encrypted_traffic Cybercoliseum 2023 22.83 files
Frozen_Xip CYBERGON 2023 – files
Gibberish DeconstruCT.F 2023 11.23 files
Good_Weather Platypwn 2023 24.75 files
HTTPS_Decryption UCTF 2023 – files
Halloween_Masks_Are_Overrated SpookyCTF 2023 22.40 files
Hash_Roll DeconstruCT.F 2023 11.23 files
Head_Jack_Sparrow QUESTCON 2023 – files
Hidden ESCAPE 2023 Quals – files
Hidden_Streams UCTF 2023 – files
Hide_and_Seek CYBERGON 2023 – files
ISAbel Srdnlen 2023 24.17 files
Isla_de_Muertas_Secrets QUESTCON 2023 – files
Island_of_Hidden_Bounty QUESTCON 2023 – files
Joke_at_a_presentation Cybercoliseum 2023 22.83 files
LIST TFC 2023 – files
MCELLA TFC 2023 – files
MCTEENX TFC 2023 – files
Magical_friend Cybercoliseum 2023 22.83 files
Malfunctioning_File CYBERGON 2023 – files
Margaret_Hamilton CyberHeroines 2023 23.94 files
Matryoshka niteCTF 2023 – files
MemDisk WannaGameChampionship 2023 – files
MemHunt_LEVEL_1 Srdnlen 2023 24.17 files
Missing_Pages Platypwn 2023 24.75 files
Network_Punk UCTF 2023 – files
OSiMt Srdnlen 2023 24.17 files
Owl_memes Cybercoliseum 2023 22.83 files
Processing_should_be_kept_secret Cybercoliseum 2023 22.83 files
PyLogger Srdnlen 2023 24.17 files
SOME_TRAFFIC TFC 2023 – files
Safe_random Cybercoliseum 2023 22.83 files
Secure_Transfer Platypwn 2023 24.75 files
Some_kind_of_DMP Cybercoliseum 2023 22.83 files