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Operation Blackout

Mission Timeline

9 MISSIONS · 3 ACTS · COIMBATORE 2026

The Intercepted Transmission
Veera Raghavan
ACTIVE
ROUND 1 — THE BREACHMEDIUM
1.1
The Intercepted Transmission
100
PTS
CRYPTOGRAPHY

A dark, encrypted message intercepts the terror cell's communication channel. Triple-layer encoding stands between you and the command center location.

START MISSION
The Fragmented Server Map
Vikram Singaravelan
LOCKED
ROUND 1 — THE BREACHMEDIUM
1.2
The Fragmented Server Map
150
PTS
FORENSICS

Three encrypted file fragments hold the access codes to Server Room ER-42. Decimal ASCII, octal ASCII, and Atbash — assemble them in order before the patrol returns.

The Time-Locked Vault
Deputy NSA Althaf
LOCKED
ROUND 1 — THE BREACHHARD
1.3
The Time-Locked Vault
200
PTS
MATH/HASH

A unique biometric vault uses your team's identity as part of the combination. The city's attack blueprint is locked inside.

ROUND 2 — INFILTRATION
The Corrupted Hash Trail
Veera Raghavan
LOCKED
ROUND 2 — INFILTRATIONMEDIUM
2.1
The Corrupted Hash Trail
250
PTS
HASH CRACKING

Three password-protected databases hold evidence against the terror cell. MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 — crack all three to stop Farooq's release.

The JWT Inception
Vikram Singaravelan
LOCKED
ROUND 2 — INFILTRATIONMEDIUM
2.2
The JWT Inception
300
PTS
WEB/TOKEN

A hex-encoded JWT token guards the terrorist admin panel. Decode this multi-layered token to extract proof of government blackmail.

The Pattern Lock
Deputy NSA Althaf
LOCKED
ROUND 2 — INFILTRATIONHARD
2.3
The Pattern Lock
350
PTS
CRYPTOGRAPHY

The final database protecting the BLACKOUT worm blueprint uses a team-specific pattern. A SHA-256 challenge unique to every team.

ROUND 3 — FINAL STRIKE
The Payload Hunt
Veera Raghavan
LOCKED
ROUND 3 — FINAL STRIKEMEDIUM
3.1
The Payload Hunt
400
PTS
REVERSE ENG

The BLACKOUT payload is split across four encoding methods. Decode each fragment to reveal the activation mechanism and build the kill switch.

The Logic Bomb Defusal
Vikram Singaravelan
LOCKED
ROUND 3 — FINAL STRIKEHARD
3.2
The Logic Bomb Defusal
450
PTS
NESTED DECODE

A logic bomb will trigger Operation BLACKOUT 13 days early. Five encoding layers deep — one wrong step and the city loses everything tonight.

The Master Vault
Veera Raghavan
LOCKED
ROUND 3 — FINAL STRIKEHARD
3.3
The Master Vault
1000
PTS
FINAL BOSS

The last stronghold. Every technique you have learned converges here. Crack the master vault and destroy Operation BLACKOUT forever.

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OPERATION TERMINATED
Coimbatore is safe. Good luck.