Cyber Security Research Hub

Escape the Link

While investigating a phishing attempt, you stumble upon a suspicious link in an old email archive. The link looks strange, filled with percent signs and unusual sequences. Could it be hiding a secret message for someone savvy enough to decode it? Your task is to carefully interpret the link and reveal the hidden secret.

The suspicious URL component is:

%42%55%42%54%2D%43%54%46%7B%64%65%63%6F%64%65%5F%75%72%6C%73%5F%74%6F%5F%72%65%76%65%61%6C%5F%68%69%64%64%65%6E%5F%70%61%74%68%73%7D

Decode the string to reveal the flag.

Flag Format: BUBT-CTF{***}

Enter your flag

Please enter the correct flag below. Make sure there are no extra spaces!

Flags are checked regardless of capitalisation: IWin is the same as iwin.