Togo National CTF 2024: 1st Place
Winners of the official national cybersecurity championship organized by the Togolese state.
The event
The CTF National du Togo is the country’s main cybersecurity competition, organized by l’Agence Nationale de la Cybersécurité du Togo (ANCy), in partnership with CDA, CERT.tg and CANALBOX.
It runs in two phases:
- Pre-qualification: online, open to all, national selection
- Final: in-person, 24 hours non-stop
We won both. 1st in the pre-qualification, 1st in the final.
All participants: CTF National Togo 2024.
Pre-qualification: leading from the start
The pre-qualification was online and open to every team in the country. We went in with a plan and executed it.
Pre-qualification scoreboard: n0_m3rcy_f0r_7h3m!! 1st with 15,177 pts.
15,177 points, clear of the field. We headed into the final as the top seed.
The team: n0_m3rcy_f0r_7h3m!!
The team n0_m3rcy_f0r_7h3m!! competing live.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| ASSIMTI Essowèréou Charles | Captain, 3ss0w7r30u |
| Daniel GOGO | Member |
| Yaovi Didier Edem HOUNTODJI | Member |
| Ilem I. Nelson Jr. LEMBO | Member |
Each of us had a specialty. Mine was PWN: binary exploitation, buffer overflows, ROP chains. The preparation was intense. When the day came, we were ready.
Results
Official scoreboard.
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | n0_m3rcy_f0r_7h3m!! | 5,751 pts |
| 2nd | Bl4ck-Kn1Gh7 | 3,851 pts |
| 3rd | Cyb3rKn1ght5 | 901 pts |
Date: November 23, 2024 · Organizers: ANCy · DA CERT.tg · CANALBOX
IPNET’s official congratulations post. All four team members were IPNET students.
Prize
The 2,000,000 FCFA prize awarded by ANCy.
In the press
National press coverage of the CTF National 2024.
The competition was covered by the national press. The article describes the 2024 edition as a major milestone in Togo’s cybersecurity landscape, with 10 teams in the finale after a national online selection.
TVT interview: Journal de 13h
After the win, I was invited to TVT (Télévision Togolaise) for an interview on the Journal de 13h, the national midday news broadcast.
Click to watch the interview on YouTube.
Writeups
Technical solutions to the challenges solved during the competition: