Magnet Virtual Summit - Capture The Flag - Feb 2025 - Cipher

Magnet Virtual Summit - Capture The Flag - Feb 2025 - Cipher

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Difficulty Level: Beginner
Prerequisites:
basic understanding of hex, decimal, ASCII
basic understanding of computer science with respect to encoding and encryption

In this video we will look at solving the Cipher set of questions from the Magnet Virtual Summit May 2025 Capture the Flag contest.

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/...

From the Godfather of DFIR CTFs, Kevin Pagano @stark4n6, this is a page of DFIR related links to tools, SANS posters and other cheatsheets, Cipher & Decoding tools, Mobile tools, Memory and RAM tools, Network and Cloud tools, PE and Malware tools, OSINT tools, YouTube channels, and MORE...: https://startme.stark4n6.com

Thanks also to Andro6 for his writeup:   / magnet-ctf-2025-writeups  

I also need to credit my teammate Wing, also came up with most of the answers to this CTF!


Video timeline
00:00 intro
00:35 Q1. Knock knock!
02:19 Q2. The masked singer
03:11 Q3. Capital Offense
06:15 Q4. Pigs in a Blanket
09:14 Q5. Dressing, with a dash. of 17 spices
12:03 Q6. 100x Scale!
15:10 Q7. Hidden Spirits.

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