May 15 - 17, 2026
TJCTF 2026
9th place at TJCTF 2026.
Ranking #9
CTF 13497.000 May 15 - 17, 2026
KSAL — Cybersecurity CTF Team and DEF CON Group DC38338
BREAK. BUILD. REPEAT.
Cybersecurity CTF Team
KSAL is a Kosovo and Albania–based cybersecurity team that competes in CTFs, publishes security research and writeups, and represents DEF CON Group Prishtina.
CTF Contests
CTFs we have participated in.
May 2 - 4, 2026
UniVsThreats 26 Finals CTF
10th place at UniVsThreats 26 Finals CTF.
Ranking #10
CTF 481.000 May 2 - 4, 2026
Apr 17 - 19, 2026
BlueHens CTF 2026
6th place at BlueHens CTF 2026.
Ranking #6
CTF 3830.000 Apr 17 - 19, 2026
Mar 6 - 8, 2026
ApoorvCTF 2026
4th place at ApoorvCTF 2026.
Ranking #4
CTF 8668.000 Rating 28.811 Mar 6 - 8, 2026
Feb 27 - 29, 2026
UniVsThreats 26 Quals CTF
4th place at UniVsThreats 26 Quals CTF, organized by West University of Timisoara.
Ranking #4
CTF 3467.000 Rating 22.938 Feb 27 - 29, 2026
Feb 21 - 23, 2026
THJCC CTF 2026
4th place at THJCC CTF 2026.
Ranking #4
CTF 12557.000 Rating 0.000 Feb 21 - 23, 2026
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Who We Are
A collective of ethical hackers, security researchers, and CTF enthusiasts pushing the boundaries of cybersecurity.
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Members
26
CTFs Played
6
Top-10 Finishes
DC38338
DEF CON Group
Cryptography 
Web Exploitation 
Binary Pwn 
Forensics Latest Writeups
How we solved recent CTF challenges, step by step.
Event Recap
UniVsThreats 26 Quals: Full Event Archive
UniVsThreats 26 Quals CTF
A site-native UniVsThreats 26 Quals event writeup that preserves Alpet Gexha's full challenge archive in one place.
Event Recap
THJCC CTF 2026: Full Event Archive and Selected Solves
THJCC CTF 2026
A KSAL event writeup for THJCC CTF 2026 that keeps the full challenge archive on-site while preserving two detailed forensic and steganography solves.
Forensics
Hidden in Plain Sight: PCAP Traffic Analysis
NullCTF 2025
Recovering a flag from captured network traffic by identifying an unusual HTTP multipart upload and extracting the base64-encoded payload buried inside it.
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