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// ctf team

PELMENI

boiled·encrypted·unstoppable
2023
EST.
6
MEMBERS
40+
CTFs
FLAGS
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// PWN// REV// WEB// CRYPTO// MISC// FORENSICS// OSINT// HARDWARE// BLOCKCHAIN// KERNEL// PWN// REV// WEB// CRYPTO// MISC// FORENSICS// OSINT// HARDWARE// BLOCKCHAIN// KERNEL// PWN// REV// WEB// CRYPTO// MISC// FORENSICS// OSINT// HARDWARE// BLOCKCHAIN// KERNEL// PWN// REV// WEB// CRYPTO// MISC// FORENSICS// OSINT// HARDWARE// BLOCKCHAIN// KERNEL

We hack.
We eat.
We repeat.

Pelmeni is a competitive CTF team at the intersection of computer security and culinary excellence. We specialize in binary exploitation, web vulnerabilities, cryptographic analysis, and finding flags in places you would not expect.


Like the dumpling we are named after, we wrap complexity in a deceptively simple exterior. The filling is always the interesting part.

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// intercepted transmission — hover to decode
FLAG{p3lm3n1_w4s_f0rm3d_0n_4_d4rk_4nd_st0rmy_n1ght_wh3n_th3_3xpl01t_w4s_d3l1c10us}

The Dough Gang

pwn01
d0ugh_master
THREAT LEVEL97/100

shapes exploits like dough. heap spray is his garnish. 0days are his flour.

reverse engineering02
b01l_0verfl0w
THREAT LEVEL94/100

reads assembly like a restaurant menu. decompiles binaries before breakfast.

web / xss03
fill1ng_hunt3r
THREAT LEVEL91/100

finds what's inside every application. the best vulnerabilities are the ones nobody cooked.

sqli / injection04
st34m_1nj3ct0r
THREAT LEVEL89/100

injects flavor into every query. everything leaks eventually. union select all.

crypto05
cr4zy_dumpl1ng
THREAT LEVEL96/100

wraps everything in encryption. AES, RSA, ECC. once sealed, always sealed.

osint / forensics06
sp1cy_s4uc3
THREAT LEVEL88/100

leaves no byte unturned. adds flavor to the investigation. finds signals in noise.

// hover for classified intel

Selected
Exploits

A curated selection of competition write-ups. Not all exploits are documented. Some were too good to share. Some were too embarrassing. Most were both.

HITCON CTF 2025Format String Feast
pwnhard500pts
DEF CON 33 QualsROP Your Appetite
pwninsane499pts
PlaidCTF 2025Blockchain Borscht
blockchainhard488pts
Google CTF 2025LLM Dumpling Wrapper
ai/mlmedium320pts
DEFCON 33 FinalsKernel Pelmeni
kernelinsane499pts
Midnight Sun 2025Steganodumpling
stegomedium250pts

Competition
Record

PLACECOMPETITIONSCORE
1stangstromCTF 20259,812 pts
3rdHITCON CTF 20257,431 pts
4thMidnight Sun CTF 20258,103 pts
7thDEF CON 33 Quals6,892 pts
12thPlaidCTF 20255,201 pts
// note: Not all results are listed. Some competitions require anonymity. Some results were too good to brag about openly. If you see us in a CTF, assume we are watching.

Find us.
If you can.

We are not hard to find if you know where to look. Check CTFtime. Check GitHub. Check your kernel logs. We might already be there.

ctftimectftime.org/team/pelmeni
githubgithub.com/pelmeni-ctf
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