This is a two part series written by the wonderful Lambda and I.

Utility Pole: Revenge (Pt. 1)

ROP LLC. has attracted spies ever since our website became popular… too popular. Now all communications must be guarded. Do you know enough about utility poles to pinpoint 10 locations and pass the security check? Make haste, for if you manage to bypass the security check before the next wave, our CISO will grant you early access to our newest data center, as well as crucial company secrets that would aid your journey.

Solving this part of the challenge would grant access to Secret Data (Pt. 1.5), which is the source code for the kernel module in Revengeance (Pt. 2).

Challenge files: https://github.com/Lag-and-Crash/2025-public/tree/main/challenges/osint/utilitypole_revenge

Writeup: Currently not public yet

Utility Pole: Revengeance (Pt. 2)

ROP LLC.’s new data center is managed by sysadmin Jack, who spends all of his time turning the pages of his books instead of securing the server. As one of our trusted operatives, surely you can root the server and show Jack that he should stop laughing at cat memes during company hours? Login credentials are jack:jack, and the flag is in /dev/sdb.

Challenge files: https://github.com/Lag-and-Crash/2025-public/tree/main/challenges/pwn/utilitypole_revengeance

Writeup: https://kaligulaarmblessed.github.io/post/utilitypole/

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