Cyber Scotland Week Challenge 2025

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Welcome to the Siker – Cyber Scotland Password Hashing Challenge starting from 9am Monday 24th February 2025. Test your skills, crack some hashes, and earn tokens for our grand prize draw. The more challenges you complete, the more chances you have to win!

Before You Begin

To save you time (and prevent your workstation from overheating), here are a few things to keep in mind:

  • None of the passwords contain special characters.
  • None of the passwords contain capital letters.
  • Each challenge gets progressively harder, but they’re all solvable.
  • Deadline: 12:00pm Monday, 3rd March 2025
  • You may only enter once – multiple submissions will not be counted.
  • Winners will be randomly drawn from all valid entries.

Prizes up for grabs:

  • Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit – The ultimate tool for coding, cybersecurity, and hardware projects!
  • Razer BlackWidow V4 X (Green Switch) – Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Featuring Razer Chroma RGB & clicky mechanical switches.
  • 3 x 3 – Month TryHackMe Membership – Get hands-on cyber security training with real-world scenarios!

Raffle Details:

  • The more challenges you complete, the more tokens you earn for the draw.
  • Winners will be selected at random and announced live!
  • The raffle will be livestreamed at 4:30pm Monday, 3rd March 2025 on the Siker YouTube Channel! www.youtube.com/@SikerCyber2013
 
Good Luck!

Challenge Start! (Submit your answers at the bottom of the page)

Challenge 1: Crack This Hash!

Your task: The password below has been hashed using MD5. Find out the original
password and submit it in the form below to receive your first token.

Hash (MD5):

8e4cfaec9b69a99e8cd7239e49256ebe

Correct answer = 1 token

Challenge 2: Find the Unsalted Hash

Your task: Hidden in the list below is one password that was NOT salted before being
hashed. Find it, crack it, and submit the correct answer to earn another token.

Hash List (All salted, except one):

e3a92fe89a6a9d4f308d7b3e77a3a6b1
d4c3b4a1c5e7f9a2c3b6d8e1f5a476c3
f8b1a89d4c76e4f1c3e9d2b7a5f6c382
a92d4f3b1c7e8f6a3c5d2b6e9c1a74f8
b3a9d4e7c6f5a2c8d1b6e3f7a9c4e2d7
f6b2d3c9e7a4f5c1b8d2e3a7c9f4b1e6
e9c3b7a2d4f1c6b8e5a2d3c7f9b4a12g
b7d3a4c6f5e2b9c1a8d2f3c7e4a9b6f1
e2b6d3a9c4f5e1b7c8d2f3a7c9e4b1f
f3a9b7d4c5e2b6c8d1a7f9c4e3b2a6fi
a92d4f3b1c7e8f6a3c5d2b6e9c1a74fs
b3a9d4e7c6f5a2c8d1b6e3f7a9c4e2d7
d8b2c9e4a7f5b3c1d6e2f9a4c7b1e6f3
e6c2b3a7d4f5e9c1b8d2f3a9c4e7b1f6
b4d2f6a9c3e7b1d5f2a8c7d9e4b3f6a1
ede6b50e7b5826fe48fc1f0fe772c48f
c9a7d2f5e8b3c1d6f4a2b9d7e5c3f1a6
e2c8b3d6a9f5b1d7f4a2c9e5b3d7a6f
b3d7f1a9c6e2b4d5f8a7c9e1b6d3f2at
c4a9d7f2e6b3c5d8f1a7b9d2e4b6f3a5
d9a7f2c4e5b1d6f3a8c9b2e7b4d5f1a6
f3b7d2a9c5e4b1d8f6a2c9e7b3d5f4a1
e7a9d5f3b6c2d4f8a1c5b3d7e2b9f6ai
c5b9d7f1a6e3b4d8f2a9c7e5b1d6f3a2
b1d7f3aec9e2b4d6f8a7c3e5b9d2f1a6
a7c9d5f2b6e4b3d8f1a9c7e2b5d6f3a4
b3d6f1a9c5e2b7d4f8a9c3e6b5d2f7a1
d2b7f6a9c3e5b1d4f8a7c9e2b5d3f1az

Correct answer = 1 token

Challenge 3: The Final Challenge!

This is the toughest challenge, but also the most fun!

Your task:

1. The original password was first encoded.
2. After that, it was hashed.
3. Your job is to reverse the process and find the original password.

Final Hash:
7a1296ff1635a33c337a38cbed0adc47f103bd97fb65c2027a473dcd42ee819a

Hint:
• If you’re stuck, try decrypting the hash before cracking code.

Correct answer = 1 token

Submit your Answers Here