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PUCTF 2026 — 1st Runner Up (Degree Category)

PolyU x NuttyShell · HKUST Firebird

Honoured to share that our team achieved 1st Runner Up in the Degree Category at PUCTF 2026 🏆🔐

A big thank you to PolyU for organizing such a meaningful competition and for the awesome souvenirs 🎁 It was a great experience to learn, challenge ourselves, and connect with others who are passionate about cybersecurity.

Also, I'd like to thank Tang Cheuk Hei for creating such a fun and challenging set of web exploitation challenges. I'm happy to have fully solved all the web challenges, and I especially appreciate the zero-day-style challenge design — it made the experience even more memorable. 🔥🌐

Special thanks to my teammates, Wyli (Dhairya Shah), Issac (Zheng Qing Ma), and Ivan (Kit Hoi Jiang), for the teamwork, support, and effort throughout the competition 🙌

Really grateful to have gone through this journey together.

Looking forward to more CTFs and challenges ahead 🚀

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