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Micro Capture The Flag 5.0

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About Us

What is Micro Club ?

Founded in 1985 at USTHB, Micro Club stands out as the first university scientific club in Algeria. It was created by a group of passionate, curious, and fun-loving students who are dedicated to their craft. As a non-profit organization, Micro Club's vibrant community strives to make computer science accessible and exciting for all, hosting engaging events and providing targeted training.

What is MCTF 5.0 ?

MCTF 5.0 is the flagship cybersecurity competition of MICRO CLUB, returning after a four-year evolution with a renewed focus on technical excellence designed for elite talents and ambitious security researchers, MCTF 5.0 challenges participants with high quality advanced challenges that go beyond theory. Each challenge is original, research-driven, and simulates real-world attack and defense scenarios. Participants will confront problems that require creativity, persistence, and deep technical knowledge
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Place

Computer Science Faculty - USTHB

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Duration

3 days

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Team Size

5 members

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Difficulty

Easy to Hard

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CTF Style

Jeopardy Style

Categories of challenges

OSINT iconOSINT
Web exploitation iconWeb exploitation
Hardware iconHardware
Reverse engineering iconReverse engineering
Binary exploitation iconBinary exploitation
Forensics iconForensics
MISC iconMISC
AI iconAI

Authors

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Younes FERRADJI

Software Engineering student, Full Stack Developer, CTF player

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Agenda

Thursday - 30/04/26Computer Science Faculty

15:00 - 16:00Check-in

16:00 - 17:15Talk 1

17:15 - 17:30Activities

17:30 - 18:45Talk 2

18:45 - 19:00Activities

19:00 - 20:00Opening ceremony

Our Legacy

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MGV

MGV is an external design hackathon organized by Micro Club, dedicated to fostering innovation across a range of creative disciplines.

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MicroHack

Micro Hack is an intensive hackathon with three previous editions, where teams collaborate to design and deliver innovative solutions within a limited timeframe.

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AGC

AGC is a flagship game development event that brings together aspiring and experienced game developers through a competitive platform. It fosters creativity, collaboration, and skill development,.

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Tatweer

Tatweer is a flagship hackathon organized in partnership with Freightmee, focused on advancing innovation in the logistics sector.

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Q&A

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Will there be any prizes ?

Yes. Prizes will be awarded to the top-performing participants and teams

2

Am I obliged to stay overnight to register ?

No, staying overnight is not mandatory for all team members, but at least three members must remain onsite at all times.

3

Who can participate ?

This CTF is designed for intermediate to advanced cybersecurity enthusiasts with prior experience in areas such as web exploitation, reverse engineering, cryptography, or digital forensics.

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Can I participate even if I don't have a team?

Yes, you can join individually. We'll assign you to a team of four other participants.