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Forensics CTF challenges

1,351 Forensics CTF challenges from 215 CTFs (2011–2026), 85 with writeups.

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Challenge CTF Weight Has
Bitrixxx TaipanByte 2026 – files
BlackOut_1 0xV01D 2026 V2 19.48 files
Black_Box Z0d1ak 2026 Quals 25.00 files
Black_box KubSTU 2026 24.83 files
Blackwall_Protocol BoroCTF 2026 – files
Blue_Hens_Telemetry BlueHens 2026 44.77 files
Boarding_of_the_Black_Pearl Bearcat 2026 – files
Bro_is_not_an_astronaut UniVsThreats 2026 Quals 18.35 files
Broken_Hold_Music NovruzCTF 2026 – files
Bruteforced ScriptCTF 2026 – files
BurhanGuild_Loader_Incident COMPFEST 2026 – files
Burnt_Ashes Kashi 2026 21.78 files
C2_No_Evil RAMunchers 2026 23.30 files
CAN_you_read_this BrunnerCTF 2026 24.66 files
C_Laude KBxAc 2026 – files
Can_you_hear_me INCOGNITO 2026 – files
Captured_in_Transit_I HiveCTF 2026 25.00 files
Captured_in_Transit_II HiveCTF 2026 25.00 files
Carrier_Lock Universal 2026 25.00 files
Case_File_1024 PsychCTF 2026 24.51 files
Chaos_in_the_Wire BITSCTF 2026 – files
Chiaroscuro GreyCatTheFlag 2026 Quals – files
Chronofault Haruulzangi 2026 Quals – files
Click_Here_For_Free_Bricks UMassCTF 2026 65.95 files
CoLoR_iS_cOdE THJCC 2026 – files
Cold_Wake JerseyCTF 2026 37.00 files
Cold_Workspace UTCTF 2026 – files
Colonel TAMUctf 2026 – files
Company_Discount BrunnerCTF 2026 24.66 files
Concealed_Surveilance JerseyCTF 2026 37.00 files
Confidential_I THEMCTF 2026 – files
Confidential_II THEMCTF 2026 – files
Corrupted_Cores BYUCTF 2026 – files
Corrupted_Witness PsychCTF 2026 24.51 files
Crimewatch GreyCatTheFlag 2026 Quals – files
Cry KubSTU 2026 24.83 files
Cursed_Map Bearcat 2026 – files
DTMF 0xFUN 2026 17.74 files
Dark_Tracers Scarlet 2026 23.42 files
Davy_Jones_Message RITSEC 2026 – files