Sisterhood of the Traveling Packets: How 1,300 Practitioners Hacked a Ransomware Gang’s Leak Site (Flare CTF Writeup)
Brief
With women comprising approximately 22% of the global cybersecurity workforce , organizations like Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) are actively working to close the gender gap. As a proud partner of WiCyS, we joined forces with SANS Institute to bring the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Packets” CTF to life.
Inspired by the power of community, solidarity, and “girlhood” in technical spaces, this hands-on challenge was designed to sharpen technical skills while fostering a supportive, inclusive environment for growth and connection.
Over 1,300 registrants joined the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Packets” collective, stepping into the roles of a threat intelligence team. In this scenario, they were tasked with investigating the “pantalones” ransomware gang, which had listed their organization on its data leak site.