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237HackFest 2026 [ REGISTER ]

> CTF PROGRAMME

Three phases. Two platforms.
One night.

102 players. 34 teams of 3players. Community-built challenges on the 237HackFest PlayGround.

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> CTF STRUCTURE

[ PHASE_1 ]

BLUE TEAM - SPONSORED BY CyberDefenders.com

Thu 7:00 PM → overnight

Defensive challenges: SOC triage, log analysis, IR playbooks, hardening.

[ PHASE_1 ]

RED TEAM - SPONSORED BY HackTheBox

Thu 7:00PM → overnight

Offensive challenges: web, pwn, crypto, reversing, AD.

[ PHASE_2 ]

KNOCKOUT - GROUP

Fri 12:00AM → overnight

[ PHASE_3 ]

BATTLE GROUND

Fri early morning

Welcome to the cyber battlefield.

In the BattleGround, your team of 3 will go head-to-head in a live Attack & Defense showdown. While you hunt for vulnerabilities and launch attacks against your opponents, they’re doing the same to you.

Exploit. Defend. Detect. Strike back.

Every decision matters. Every vulnerability could cost you. Work together, think fast, secure your systems, and outsmart the competition to climb the leaderboard.

Do you have what it takes to survive the BattleGround?

> RULES

  • Stay within the CTF environment. Only attack systems, challenges, and infrastructure explicitly provided for the competition.
  • Do not target, disrupt, or interfere with another team's devices, accounts, or activities.
  • Denial-of-service attacks that disrupt the CTF infrastructure or other teams are prohibited.
  • No sharing of flags or solutions. Teams must solve challenges independently unless collaboration is explicitly permitted.
  • Respect the competition infrastructure. Do not intentionally damage, overload, or disrupt the CTF platform.
  • The organizers may disqualify teams that violate the rules or attempt to gain an unfair advantage.

> PRIZE POOL

Think you have what it takes? Compete across three different CTF stages and battle for exclusive rewards, cash prizes, certifications, and career opportunities.

🔴 RED TEAM CTF — Individual

  • 🥇 1st Place: 25,000 XAF + HTB ProLabs + 900 Endless Bundle by The XSS Rat
  • 🥈 2nd Place: 1-Year HTB VIP+ Voucher + 907 Bug Bounty Bundle by The XSS Rat
  • 🥉 3rd Place: 400 Cubes + 2-Month HTB VIP+ Voucher + 906 Web App Hacking Bundle by The XSS Rat

🔵 BLUE TEAM CTF — Individual

  • 🥇 1st Place: 25,000 XAF + 3-Month CyberDefenders Pro Voucher + 3-Month TryHackMe Subscription Voucher
  • 🥈 2nd Place: 2-Month CyberDefenders Pro Voucher + 3-Month TryHackMe Subscription Voucher
  • 🥉 3rd Place: 1-Month CyberDefenders Pro Voucher + 3-Month TryHackMe Subscription Voucher

⚔️ BATTLEGROUND CTF — Team Competition

  • 🏆 Winning Team: 100,000 XAF + HTB Silver Annual Membership for Each Team Member
  • 🎓 HTB Silver Annual: Each winner can take 2 HTB Certifications, choosing between HTB CJCA + CDSA or HTB CJCA + CPTS
  • 🚀 Career Opportunity: A chance to demonstrate your offensive and defensive security skills in a high-pressure team environment, build your portfolio, earn industry-recognized certifications, and stand out to the cybersecurity community.

🏅 SPECIAL AWARDS

  • 📝 Best Technical Write-Up — Red Team CTF: 3-Month TryHackMe Subscription Voucher
  • 📝 Best Technical Write-Up — Blue Team CTF: 6-Month TryHackMe Subscription Voucher
  • 👩🏾‍💻 1st Girl in Top 10 — Red Team CTF: 6-Month TryHackMe Subscription Voucher
  • 👩🏾‍💻 1st Girl in Top 10 — Blue Team CTF: 6-Month TryHackMe Subscription Voucher

> CTF INFORMATION

FORMAT

CTF Registration: 5,000 FCFA per person

Red Team and Blue Team are individual competitions. BattleGround is a 3-person team competition. Participants register individually, and those without a team will be matched on event day.

PLATFORM

HACKFEST PLAYGROUND

TEAMS

Teams of 2 to 3 members.

SCORING

Points vary by difficulty. The harder the challenge, the more points you earn.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to students, professionals and cybersecurity enthusiasts.

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