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WELCOME to the Byte the Flame 2026 repository! We have currated 12 beginner challanges to introduce some cyber security concepts and capture the flag challenge fundamentals for the preparation season of our annual Capture the Flame competition!

Challenges were hosted on our CTF Platform

Challenges

• CoolMathGames : Networking
• Rogue_Squire : Networking
• Lover_Trace : Reverse Engineering
• Crystal_Ball : Binary Exploit
• SummerTimeChi : Forensics
• Shady_Forest : Forensics
• Museum_Mishap : OSINT
• HackTheBank : OSINT
• Kings Ledger: Web Exploit
• TheGreatChicagoFire : AI
• Double Trouble : Cryptography
• Pixilated Secret : Cryptography

Note: All executables were made to be used in a Linux environment

 Category/ 
        ├── Challenge/ 
            ├── assets/ 
            |   ├── < Challenge File >
            |   └── toMake/
            |       └── Files to make challenges
            └── < Challenge Write-up >

Note - Not all challenges require a file for code thus not all have the assets folder