
Flash CTF - Dead Man's Bluff
August 27, 2026
Solution
Phase 1: Identifying the Aggressor (Fedresurs)
- Acquiring the OGRN: The prompt mentions a bankruptcy threat against "Тбанк". To search effectively on Russian legal registries, players first need the bank's unique corporate registration number (OGRN). By querying corporate databases like Rusprofile (
https://www.rusprofile.ru/id/2431698) or similar websites, players can extract T-Bank's OGRN:1027739642281. (Note: Accessing Rusprofile or other Russian governmental/corporate databases may require using a Russian VPN). - The Starting Point: In Russia, legal intentions of bankruptcy must be publicly declared on the Federal Resource Registry (Fedresurs).
- The Search: Players navigate to
fedresurs.ruand search using the newly acquired OGRN (1027739642281). - The Pivot: By filtering the bank's historical timeline around February 2019, players will find a specific notice regarding the "Intention of a creditor to apply to court with a bankruptcy petition".
- Extraction: Reading this notice reveals the entity issuing the threat: a company named OOO "Unix-M" (ООО «Юникс-М»). Crucially, the notice provides Unix-M's unique Tax Identification Number (INN):
7816684943.
Phase 2: Entering the Court System (Kad.Arbitr)
- The Platform: Since the prompt states the company was sued by its own employee and went bankrupt, players must pivot to the official Russian Arbitration Court database:
kad.arbitr.ru. (Note: A Russian VPN might also be required here). - Querying the Entity: On the left-hand search panel under "Участник дела" (Case Participant), players input Unix-M's INN:
7816684943and click "Найти" (Search). - Locating the Correct Case: The search results will yield a few cases. Players need to look for a bankruptcy case, denoted by a red "Б" icon (Банкротные), filed against ООО "Юникс-М" as the defendant (Ответчик). This points directly to case number A56-64995/2019, filed by plaintiff Khrapochuk Olesya Nikolaevna.
Phase 3: Document Forensics and Flag Extraction
- Accessing the Dossier: Clicking on the case number
A56-64995/2019opens the electronic case file (Электронное дело). - Finding the Final Decision: Players must scroll through the chronological list of court filings and locate the document titled "Решение" (Decision) dated 24.11.2019. This is the official ruling that finalized the bankruptcy.
- Document Translation & Analysis: Players download the PDF (indicated by a red 'A' PDF icon) and use tools like Yandex Translate, DeepL, or Google Translate to parse the text.
- Extracting Data Point 1 (The Debt): On page 1, the document states the reason for the lawsuit: non-payment of wages. The text explicitly lists the debt for November and December 2018 as 379 656 rubles.
- Extracting Data Point 2 (The Tax Freeze): On page 2, the judge confirms the company's financial operations ceased. The text specifies that operations on the debtor's accounts were suspended by FNS (Federal Tax Service) decisions starting from 28.03.2019.
- Flag Assembly: Combining the two extracted values into the requested format yields the final flag:
SkillBit{379656_28-03-2019}.