Checking EXIF data of the image using exiftool to find coordinates or hidden comments.

If the RAR was encrypted, describe how the password was found (e.g., rockyou.txt wordlist, hint in metadata, or brute force). Static Analysis:

If a binary was included, explain the behavior observed in a sandbox or debugger (e.g., X64dbg, Ghidra). 3. Flag Recovery

Extract the hidden flag or identify the malicious artifact within the compressed archive. 1. Initial Triaging

"The flag was hidden in the LSB (Least Significant Bit) of the Seaside.jpg image. Using stegsolve , the flag became visible in the Blue Plane 0." 4. Final Flag FLAG{Seas1de_Dr1v1ng_Success} Tools Used 7-Zip / Unrar: Extraction. Exiftool: Metadata analysis. CyberChef: Decoding Base64/Hex/Rot13 strings. StegSolve / Binwalk: Discovering hidden data in files.

Using unrar l Seaside.Driving.rar or 7z l , the following files were identified: Seaside.jpg (Possible Steganography) Driving_Instructions.txt (Potential hint or encoded data) Map.exe (Potential malware or custom binary) 2. Extraction & Analysis

Running strings on the extracted files to look for "CTF{" or suspicious URLs.

Describe the specific "aha!" moment where the flag was uncovered.