Hunt4k - Molly Cute - Gerard-s Game -28.01.2025... -

echo "VGhlIGZsYWcgaXMgaGlkZGVuIGluIHBsYWluIHNpZ2h0" | base64 -d Output: The flag is hidden in plain sight

Final step – examine TCP stream from a provided PCAP ( hunt4k_traffic.pcap ). One packet contained: Molly Cute -> Gerard: "The key is in the game. 28.01.2025" Using date 28012025 as XOR key against a suspicious hex string in ICMP payload: Hunt4k - Molly Cute - Gerard-s Game -28.01.2025...

steghide extract -sf molly_cute_gerard.jpg Password prompt → password hint: Gerald → extracted note.txt containing: Write-up: Hunt4k – Molly Cute – Gerard’s Game (28

Below is a formatted as a security research or CTF write-up. Write-up: Hunt4k – Molly Cute – Gerard’s Game (28.01.2025) Author: Security Researcher Date of Analysis: 28.01.2025 Case Identifier: HUNT4K-MC-GG-01282025 Classification: CTF / OSINT / Digital Forensics 1. Executive Summary On January 28, 2025, a challenge labeled Hunt4k - Molly Cute - Gerard-s Game was analyzed. The objective was to identify hidden artifacts, decode steganographic content, and correlate references to Stephen King’s "Gerald’s Game" (intentionally misspelled as “Gerard-s Game”) with user Molly Cute on platform Hunt4k (likely a hacking or OSINT CTF platform). ..... → Morse code: HUNT4K

Hunt4klook_behind_the_canvas → U hag4xybbx oruvaq gur pnainf That wasn't correct either. However, applying ROT13 to → Zbyll Phgr → reversed → rghP lloybZ – nonsense.

Searching within the same image’s using zsteg :

zsteg molly_cute_gerard.jpg Revealed in b1,rgb,lsb,xy: ..--.- ..... ..... → Morse code: HUNT4K