Martins CTF 2025 returns with a new challenge
From November 21 to 23, the digital adventure returns — Mārtiņa-CTF 2025 invites participants from all over Latvia and beyond to 48 hours of intense cybersecurity challenges. This will be the third edition of Mārtiņa-CTF — a “trilogy” promising even more challenges, creativity, and surprises.
Just 48 hours:
Mārtiņa-CTF is a team-based Capture The Flag (CTF) competition where participants solve various cybersecurity, programming, and technical puzzles. Challenges can be completed in any order and at any time during the 48-hour period — from November 21 at 17:00 to November 23 at 17:00 (EET).
The competition takes place online, but on November 23, participants will have the chance to join the in-person part in Riga, at the H2O6 (Aisteres iela 2). There, they’ll face exclusive on-site challenges that can only be cracked in real life. As the organizers like to say: “The last day is when we all crawl out of our basements to meet in person.”
How to Join
- Register: mctf.datoriki.org
- Form a team and join the Discord server — that’s where all communication and updates happen.
- Tune in to the YouTube opening ceremony on November 21 at 16:00 — a live countdown packed with Q&A, tips, and pre-event hype.
- Hack, solve, and capture the flags — 48 hours of challenges, learning, and community spirit await.
About the Organizers
The event is organized by “Datoriķi”, a non-profit community of volunteers and IT enthusiasts dedicated to growing Latvia’s programming, cybersecurity, and tech skills ecosystem. They also run events like Jūlijas-JAM, Roberta-BOT, and other initiatives that promote education and collaboration in the tech field.
The Mārtiņa-CTF team believes that “cybersecurity isn’t something to fear — it’s something to explore, break, and understand.” And, fun fact — every organizer proudly calls themselves a Mārtiņš. It’s that shared humor and welcoming energy that make the event truly unique.
Article prepared in collaboration with the non-profit association “Datoriķi”.
