Description


Our scouts have uncovered a deceptive website owned by a notorious space hacker. This seemingly innocuous Image Gallery serves as a front for the exchange of secret messages between the hacker and their nefarious clients. To dismantle this criminal operation, we must penetrate the hacker's defenses and extract the hidden messages concealed within the servers hosting the website's image assets.

Objective: Uncover secret messages, providing the evidence needed for the hacker's apprehension!


Resources


  • Link to the Image Gallery

Flags


Retrieve the flag from correct file in the directory.

Flag format: FLAG1_XXXXXXXXXX

Retrieve the flag by deducing the directory and filename of the file containing flag.

Flag format: FLAG2_XXXXXXXXXX


Real-World Relevance


The use of cloud hosting/storage services without proper access controls poses a significant security risk. It leads to numerous data leaks from time to time. It also provides hackers information to gain foothold in the ecosystem/environment.


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