Opportunity brief
About the Competition:
EVIL CORP CTF 2026 is a 6-hour online Capture The Flag (CTF) competition organized by Nexploit. The event is designed for students, cybersecurity enthusiasts, ethical hackers, and professionals who want to test and enhance their practical cybersecurity skills in a competitive environment.
Participants will solve real-world cybersecurity challenges across multiple categories, including Web Security, Cryptography, Reverse Engineering, Digital Forensics, OSINT, Binary Exploitation, Miscellaneous, and Steganography.
Eligibility:
- Open to students and professionals.
- Participants from any college, university, or organization are welcome.
- Individual participation is allowed.
- Inter-college teams are allowed.
- Inter-specialization teams are allowed.
Competition Format:
- Mode: Online
- Duration: 6 Hours
- Real-time leaderboard throughout the competition.
Challenge Categories:
- Web Security
- Cryptography
- Reverse Engineering
- Digital Forensics
- OSINT
- Binary Exploitation
- Miscellaneous
- Steganography
Rules:
- Flag sharing between participants is strictly prohibited.
- Any attempt to attack, exploit, or perform unauthorized actions against the competition infrastructure or Nexploit servers is strictly forbidden.
- Participants may exploit only the intended vulnerabilities within the challenge environment.
- Denial-of-Service (DoS/DDoS) attacks, brute-force attacks against the platform, scanning outside the challenge scope, or any activity that affects the availability of the competition is prohibited.
- Participants must not interfere with other participants or attempt to gain unauthorized access to their accounts.
- Using multiple accounts to gain an unfair advantage is prohibited.
- Any form of cheating, plagiarism, collusion, or sharing write-ups during the competition will result in immediate disqualification.
- Nexploit reserves the right to remove any participant or team found violating these rules without prior notice.
- The decision of the organizers regarding rankings, disputes, and disqualifications will be final and binding.
Important Information:
- A stable internet connection is recommended.
- Participants are expected to follow ethical hacking practices throughout the competition.
- Any suspicious activity may be logged and investigated.
- The official event Discord or WhatsApp group will be used for announcements and participant support during the competition.
Compete against some of the brightest cybersecurity enthusiasts, solve challenging problems, climb the leaderboard, and showcase your cybersecurity skills at EVIL CORP CTF 2026.