Fri, 30 Jan. 2026, 00:00 UTC — Mon, 02 Feb. 2026, 23:59 UTC 

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Hack for a Change event.

Format: Jeopardy Jeopardy

Official URL: http://www.hackforachange.org/

This event's future weight is subject of public voting!

Future weight: 14.38 

Rating weight: 14.38 

Event organizers 

Welcome to the UN SDG CTF. This month’s theme is UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.

The challenges this hand are inspired by wildlife conservation.

This CTF is designed to be accessible while still offering depth for experienced players. If you want a competition that feels meaningful, educational, and fun to solve, you’re in the right place. Join in and test your skills while exploring how security connects to the world beyond the screen.

The only type of challenge being tested in this CTF is web.

Scoreboard

178 teams total

PlaceTeamCTF pointsRating points
1 krauq 1200.00028.760
2 Urako 1200.00021.570
3 UofTCTF 1200.00019.173
4 Oops! Dangling Pointer 1200.00017.975
5 Butt0nsh4kers 1200.00017.256
6 hurja 1200.00016.777
7 hunt3r_b0un1y 1200.00016.434
8 dustbusters 1200.00016.178
9 Oinodecam 1200.00015.978
10 CYBERDUNE CLUB 1200.00015.818
11 Pikaa3 1200.00015.687
12 LappungCTF{} 1200.00015.578
13 0bscuri7y 1200.00015.486
14 127.0.0.1 1200.00015.407
15 Nattt 1200.00015.339
16 Minus-Base 1200.00015.279
17 AgniVigilX 1200.00015.226
18 UiACTF 1200.00015.179
19 WhiteHat 1200.00015.137
20 Team Molla 1200.00015.099
21 D0texe 1200.00015.065
22 Not So Serious 1200.00015.034
23 training 1200.00015.005
24 UletayuVDubai 1200.00014.979
25 Tol Sirion 1200.00014.955
26 Sp4rkl3 1200.00014.933
27 971Sec 1200.00014.913
28 0xN!m∆🦅 1200.00014.894
29 ThomasNotTom 1200.00014.876
30 NetCrawlers 1200.00014.859
31 shads 1200.00014.844
32 u53LL 1200.00014.829
33 MindCrafters 1200.00014.816
34 strul team 1200.00014.803
35 TheYSEC 1200.00014.791
36 Nol3ptr 1200.00014.779
37 You Only Livers Once 1200.00014.769
38 bison001 1200.00014.758
39 KALKAN 1200.00014.749
40 Legion404 1200.00014.740
41 D0ub13O00O 1200.00014.731
42 SLSH 1200.00014.722
43 Ashen Cypher 1200.00014.714
44 kish-mat 1200.00014.707
45 ObsidianNull 1200.00014.700
46 KitaCuba 1200.00014.693
47 credo_team 1200.00014.686
48 LCF 1200.00014.680
49 latihan lks bang 1200.00014.673
50 CTF 1200.00014.668
51 HarryStyles 1200.00014.662
52 Whatever 1200.00014.657
53 Team Designo 1200.00014.651
54 cyber673 1200.00014.646
55 R35t_1n_p3ac3 1200.00014.641
56 raj 1200.00014.637
57 WillHackForBeer 1200.00014.632
58 schenk 1200.00014.628
59 VLUTEsec 1200.00014.624
60 th3_0B$3$$3D 1200.00014.620
61 CyberSec 1200.00014.616
62 portabuser 1200.00014.612
63 Chipmonks 1200.00014.608
64 NET 1200.00014.605
65 noname 1200.00014.601
66 MOJO_JOJO 1100.00013.400
67 freaky_falcon 1100.00013.396
68 rjcyplt4fun 1000.00012.195
69 0xram 1000.00012.192
70 123 1000.00012.189
71 Kirasec 1000.00012.186
72 powder 900.00010.985
73 H4ckf0rce 900.00010.982
74 banana_potassium 900.00010.979
75 AtaybShiba 800.0009.778
76 cactus 800.0009.776
77 Some_Team 800.0009.773
78 who is rem 800.0009.771
79 wUMrm 700.0008.570
80 CHARXIU 700.0008.568
81 CaffeineAddicts 700.0008.566
82 CaptchaTheFlag 700.0008.564
83 Pwn13ss 700.0008.562
84 3XU6 700.0008.560
85 EliteCollapseZ 600.0007.359
86 PWN_0x 600.0007.357
87 T4Root 600.0007.355
88 Mabdo 600.0007.353
89 ego 600.0007.352
90 Admin 600.0007.350
91 skyfzz 600.0007.348
92 Lonely 600.0007.346
93 Italica 500.0006.146
94 Team_ 500.0006.145
95 野猪亨利 500.0006.143
96 The Colossals 500.0006.141
97 Sn4k3_wr3ck3r 500.0006.140
98 For3st 500.0006.138
99 Yzolo 500.0006.137
100 ThatSoloBrit 500.0006.135
101 hplaptop 500.0006.134
102 palgal2026 500.0006.133
103 Peak_team 500.0006.131
104 D1G1T4L-M4YH3M 400.0004.932
105 zyzyzyzy 400.0004.930
106 Hash Buster 400.0004.929
107 teamZebin 400.0004.928
108 Nepal U-20 400.0004.926
109 tr00p 400.0004.925
110 n3vviyssX 400.0004.924
111 B33F 400.0004.923
112 Mx 400.0004.922
113 james9909 400.0004.921
114 KastroZizo 400.0004.919
115 PurpleMafia 400.0004.918
116 Șefii Gușei 400.0004.917
117 CPERKKK 400.0004.916
118 Crazy Bandits 400.0004.915
119 asdasdasd 300.0003.716
120 justme 300.0003.715
121 G0f4rFl4g 300.0003.714
122 mkyware 300.0003.713
123 i.am.bob 300.0003.712
124 IgelsCTF 300.0003.711
125 The Real AMG 300.0003.710
126 Admins 300.0003.709
127 kuzu kaykayi 300.0003.708
128 The R3b0rn $h4d0w$ 300.0003.707
129 Eggs 300.0003.706
130 Error 404 300.0003.706
131 SaudiiTeam 300.0003.705
132 saudi_cyber 300.0003.704
134 bbbbbbbbbbb 300.0003.702
135 paradox 200.0002.503
136 Team Overfl0w 200.0002.502
137 Cobra 200.0002.502
138 Fluorine 200.0002.501
139 CTF_Phoenix 200.0002.500
140 cyberMEOW 200.0002.499
141 ROPgods 200.0002.499
142 r3b0rn 200.0002.498
143 choc 200.0002.497
144 zer0toh3ro 200.0002.497
145 SENTINALSPRIME 200.0002.496
146 NASA Rejects 200.0002.495
147 TryingaComp 100.0001.296
148 M1 100.0001.295
149 Team Darkstar 100.0001.295
150 M&G 100.0001.294
151 Cyber Hunters 100.0001.294
152 BITSkrieg 100.0001.293
153 __bits_united 100.0001.292
154 NightRaven 100.0001.292
155 tjcsc 100.0001.291
156 Who cares about you, bro? 100.0001.291
157 Pablooooo 100.0001.290
158 pæpæ 100.0001.289
159 jacques 100.0001.289
160 Kaappi 100.0001.288
161 Solo_Run 100.0001.288
162 solosys 100.0001.287
163 Chaos 100.0001.287
164 K4b00tar 2.5 100.0001.286
165 WrongWay Geng 100.0001.285
166 Outlier 100.0001.285
167 Warda Khan 100.0001.284
168 johnnyjimjams 100.0001.284
169 Apeili sthn klwsth 100.0001.283
170 NOVA 100.0001.283
171 SadInfinite -Solo 100.0001.282
172 dem 100.0001.282
173 MeTired 100.0001.281
174 401_πR4tes 100.0001.281
175 APT-53 100.0001.281
176 Gemerald 100.0001.280
177 fri3nds 100.0001.280
178 SOLO_PLAYS 100.0000.640
179 amamgi 100.0000.639
sauloxJan. 30, 2026, 1:03 a.m.

It is not possible to verify your email using the link provided. SCAN??


cl30p3traJan. 30, 2026, 3:22 a.m.

Was quite easy tho, but ain't gonna be ranked top 3 due to the difference in time zones.


AltfreqJan. 30, 2026, 3:44 a.m.

cant create a team since its started...


xtraJan. 30, 2026, 4:36 a.m.

never host a CTF again


hmmmmm_hmmmmmJan. 30, 2026, 6:42 a.m.

wth do you mean you cant create a team if it started. heard of time zone difference?


187OnAnUndercoverCopJan. 30, 2026, 12:54 p.m.

Email verification email showed up after 30 minutes of signing up.

Clicked link and was just taken to landing page of CTF. No visible errors, but when looking at the URL is shows "...?error=access_denied&error_code=otp_expired&error_description=Email+link+is+invalid+or+has+expired#error=access_denied&error_code=otp_expired&error_description=Email+link+is+invalid+or+has+expired".

Everyone who is having sign in/up issues probably dodged a bullet. If they can't setup a simple onboarding system, what do you think the quality of challenges are?


0xNimAJan. 30, 2026, 4:29 p.m.

Does the ctf contains easy tasks, or i'm wrong?


nimthethiefJan. 31, 2026, 12:19 a.m.

Where do I find the URL to start?


nimthethiefJan. 31, 2026, 12:21 a.m.

So if I signed up for the event on CTFtime and not on the official website I can't participate?


guXxXorJan. 31, 2026, 7:43 a.m.

I managed to verify my email, but you cannot create a team after the CTF started. You cannot even see the challenges after the start


WangdakingJan. 31, 2026, 5:57 p.m.

Hi all,
This is the organizer of the contest. Sorry for any inconveniences with the email signup system. There was a crash in the email SMTP system which has now been resolved and there shouldn’t be any issues going forward. Our contest was designed so that you must sign up for the contest before it started on our website where the contest was posted two weeks prior, however based on user feedback future contests will now allow users to sign up mid-contest. Challenge difficulty was intentionally made easier for our first contests, however going forward challenges will be harder. Again, sorry for any inconveniences or confusion and we hope you will join us in February for our next contest!


kerszi1Feb. 1, 2026, 11:40 p.m.

Only 6 web tasks in 4 days?


iamninerootFeb. 2, 2026, 10:59 a.m.

You need to fix the scoreboard. The rankings are random and don’t reflect who solved the challenges first.


kerszi1Feb. 3, 2026, 10:26 a.m.

One of the CTFs where the score didn't change and the position dropped. What is this??? 6 tasks in 4 days? Problem logging in. never again. Crappy ctf.


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