We've just brought back 2 #OverTheWire binary exploitation games that had been on ice for a while: drifter and formulaone. More info on

RT @StevenVanAcker: Dear universities, schools, workshops, etc. using #OverTheWire bandit: you are welcome to do so. However, please consid….

The games have been migrated to new hosting. Remember: passwords have changed! Happy hunting :).

After more than a decade, we are switching hosting providers for our games. The migration will happen on September 1st 2022. In the process we are changing all passwords.

RT @_JohnHammond: @Madhops266 @NetworkChuck @JackRhysider @NicoleBeckwith I still recommend the Bandit wargame from @OverTheWireCTF , perso….

A shout out to all our @Patreon supporters and their contributions that keep all our servers running!!.

RT @StevenVanAcker: Dear CTF entusiasts, help me by putting your CTF skills to a realworld test. Who can identify the painting in this pict….

RT @ert_plus: Found a real vulnerability while playing 2021 Advent @OverTheWireCTF! If you use Exiftool, you should update to 12.38 or abov….

RT @HackingForSoju: Registration is open for Midnight Sun CTF 2022! #notaprilfools #midnightsunctf. .

RT @ertplusy76p: Here's my write-up for Advent @OverTheWireCTF Day0 Warmup challenge by @David3141593 :.

Last chance to help us out by filling out the survey at ! Let us know what we can do better, even if you didn't get to play this year! The survey will still be up for another day.

RT @ZetaTwo: Very happy with my 6th place finish in this year's OverTheWire Advent #CTF! Unfortunately I didn't solve the last challenge un….

Don't forget to fill in our Advent 2021 CTF survey at even if you did not get to play this time! We are interested in everyone's feedback.

Don't forget to follow the organizers @semchapeu @0xb0bb @David3141593 and @StevenVanAcker for all their hard work :) We wish all of you very nice holidays!.

If you are not finished with some challenges yet, we have good news! We will keep the challenges running for a while longer, but may have to move them onto a common VM at some point for logistical reasons. Join us on discord to get updates on that.

And that is the end of Advent 2021 CTF!! Congratulations to our top 3 finalists: s0lo, angeryreaccsonly and GatorSheavesMutably! Thanks to all playing teams for saving Christmas! Please take our survey at to help us improve

We would love to read your writeups of our challenges!! Please post them in the #writeups channel on our discord server, so they all stay together.

Just 2 hours and 34 minutes left for Advent 2021 CTF! Please fill out our survey at if you have the time, it would help us a lot.

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