ASCII is a system computers use to turn text into numbers. It uses (0's and 1's) in groups of 7. Which allows for 128 different numbers, from 0 to 127. Each number stands for a specific letter, digit, or symbol. ⚠️WARNING: SPOILERS IN COMMENTS⚠️ Have your answer ready before reading the comments. That way you can compare your thinking to others', even if you land on the same right answer. Challenge starts below this line of text. ===== Using the below integer array, convert the numbers to their corresponding ASCII characters to obtain a flag. [99, 114, 121, 112, 116, 111, 123, 65, 83, 67, 73, 73, 95, 112, 114, 49, 110, 116, 52, 98, 108, 51, 125] I want you to find the answer using a programming language of your choice. Don't forget to take a screenshot of your code revealing the answer and explaining the logic behind your code. HERE'S YOUR TERMINAL PS: I changed the terminal to give you more options of what programming language you prefer to use, just select from the menu bar to choose your arena. ===== Goodluck. ~ ascriptkiddie

⚠️!!SPOILERS IN COMMENTS!!⚠️ ⚠️!!SPOILERS IN COMMENTS!!⚠️ ⚠️!!SPOILERS IN COMMENTS!!⚠️ 🔑 KEY RULE: Upload your answer in PDF only, raw spoilers will be deleted. PS: Don't forget to leave comments in your code. Challenge starts below this line of text. ===== When we encrypt something the resulting ciphertext commonly has bytes which are not printable ASCII characters. If we want to share our encrypted data, it's common to encode it into something more user-friendly and portable across different systems. Hexadecimal can be used in such a way to represent ASCII strings. First each letter is converted to an ordinal number according to the ASCII table. Then the decimal numbers are converted to base-16 numbers, otherwise known as hexadecimal. The numbers can be combined together, into one long hex string. Included below is a flag encoded as a hex string. Decode this back into bytes to get the flag. 63727970746f7b596f755f77696c6c5f62655f776f726b696e675f776974685f6865785f737472696e67735f615f6c6f747d HERE'S YOUR TERMINAL ===== Goodluck. ~ aScriptKiddie

The best Networking certificate ( IN MY OPINION ) is the CCNA, I know they're other really good ones but I say this because it's widely recognized internationally. There was a point in time I was studying for the CCNA before building this community and used this free 9 episode course to give me a better understanding of what to expect in the exam before I committed to any paid training programs. I think you'll find it really helpful, even if your new to all of this, you'll learn: - How Networks Work. - What A Switch Does. - How A Router Works. - What The OSI & TCP/IP Models Are. etc. Basically what the CCNA Certificate tests you on... Just sitting down with a pen and paper across this 9 episodes will give you a step up in your ethical hacking journey, I made sure to attach them in order to give you ease of access. ~ aScriptKiddie

A huge congratulations to our Top 3 Black Widow Members for September 2026 🎉. Thank you, our community wouldn't exist without your contributions. 🥇 1st Place: @Zae Miller $100 USD Hak5 Gadget 🥈 2nd Place: @James Murphy $50 USD Hak5 Gadget 🥉 3rd Place: @Isaac Dillon $20 USD Adafruit Gadget Each winner gets an offensive security gadget of their choice. And here's the best part… You can win too this October. How??? You don't need to be an expert. Just engage with the community. 1 like on one of your posts or comments from a fellow Black Widow member = 1 point. The more points you earn, the higher you climb the leaderboard. ❤️ = 🏆 So whether you're sharing what you're learning, asking questions, helping another member, or joining the conversation, your engagement could lead to your next offensive security gadget. September's winners have claimed their spots… 👀 But who will make the Top 3 in October??? Winners are officially locked in on the last day of each month. ~ aScriptKiddie

Today, I have few words. All I want to see are your ethical hacking skills. ⚠️WARNING⚠️ - Spoilers in the comment section, if I was you I would have my answer prepared to copy/paste before looking at how other people answered this to see the difference in your thinking even with the same right answer. Challenge starts below this line of text. ===== While poking around a deliberately vulnerable machine, you find a hidden file tucked in a forgotten directory. Inside is a single cryptic string, like someone left a clue: aGVsbG93b3JsZDEx Your goal is to: 1. Decode it. What's the plain text hiding underneath, and how did you crack it open? 2. Identify the encoding. What clues (character set, length) told you what type of encoding it is? 3. Explain why it's not a hash, even though it looks random. ===== Goodluck ~ ascriptkiddie