Task 4 - Ransomware! - Sun, Sep 29, 2024
Now our flag is being extorted!
Darn it! The evil entity encrypted our flag and wants tons of money for the password.
We figured out that evil is a shell script that reads a password on a TCP port, but then we got bored and figured you can do the rest. (it’s not that bad, you can take a look at it for us right?)
Can you get our flag so we don’t have to pay out?
Mouseover the appropriate line for hints. Highlight and right click to copy, and right click on cursor to paste.
| Hint 1 | use command & to background a command and fg to focus it |
| Hint 2 | netcat :) |
| Hint 3 | They're so l33t they use 1337th most common password |
| Hint 4 | netcat can be finicky sometimes, try ending input with ^D^C |
| Hint 5 | see above, use this if you're super stuck (WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS) |