Stage 1: Break the carrier

Prize: $300 USDT

Hey there! We've hidden an encrypted ZIP file inside stage1.png. Your mission? Dig it out and grab the flag from the text file inside, it will look like SILENTINK{.....}. And there's an email tucked away in there too, shoot them your wallet address plus flag to claim that sweet prize!


Grab it now
Stage 1 challenge carrier PNG containing a hidden encrypted ZIP with flag file
File: stage1.png Pro tip: Right-click and Save image as works great too!

How to win this

  1. Download stage1.png and extract the hidden ZIP
  2. Open the text file inside to snag the flag: SILENTINK{.....}
  3. Send an email with your crypto wallet plus the flag to the email address inside the text file
  4. Be the first one with a valid submission and claim $300 USDT!

Game rules

  • • Stick to analyzing just the file we gave you, no server attacks.
  • • KEEP THE FLAG PRIVATE while this stage is live.
  • • Feel free to share your techniques, hints, and progress on social media, just not the actual flag!
  • • Go wild with custom tools, scripts, automation, whatever works!
  • • First legit submission takes home the full $300 prize.
  • • We'll manually verify submissions and might ask for proof of work.

Post the flag anywhere public (Twitter, Discord, GitHub, etc.) and you're disqualified from the prize. Talk strategy, not spoilers!