BelkaCTF #7: Stranger Dfings

July 25th, 2025 (1pm UTC / 3pm CEST / 9am EDT)

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— Damn these blue screens to hell! — The Chief sucked on his cigar so hard I thought his lungs would surrender first. — Half the country's on pause!

— Airports, hospitals, power plants… all crashed into that lovely blue abyss, — I nodded, lazily jamming a USB stick into my laptop. — Except one terminal.

— Which one?

— The dispatcher's workstation at the airport. Didn't BSOD like the rest — instead, it runs some weird locker, blasting propaganda: "Hit the streets on this date, show 'em who's boss..."

The Chief let out a dry chuckle:

— So, detective, what's your take?

— My take? This ain't some script kiddie brag. Someone's playing crowd control through hijacked Windows boxes.

He exhaled smoke slowly, eyes gleaming:

— Then it's time we find out who woke up the streets from behind a ransom screen.

— Already on autopilot, Chief. Just don’t mess with my coffee mug.

A new BelkaCTF 'Stranger Dfings' is coming!

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