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Answer could be a single word or a combination of words (Note If the answer is 'DATA PROTECTION' then y
All answers must be in alphabets (Note: If the answer is a number such as '65' then you should type 'SIXTYF
Answer must be in upper case, and includes no spaces or hyphens.

ACROSS
3 A technique used for a piece of email to be sent to specific organisations
6 An effective measure that protects unpatched vulnerabilities on a system
8 Indicator of Compromise
9 The year the company hosting TMCTF was founded
11 Malware or technique used by cybercriminals that were arrested by FBI in 2011. The company hosting TM
12 Global Technical Support and R&D Center of the company hosting TMCTF
14 A piece of malware that prevents you from accessing your files and asks for money
15 Something that was compromised in CMS in the following video: https://youtu.be/z5FXxnHiZOQ?list=PL0
16 Annoying email or canned food
17 A server used by cybercriminals to communicate with a piece of malware planted in corporate network
19 Where the main character got infected with malware in the following video: https://youtu.be/ws7Hqb-GPn
21 Current CEO of the company hosting TMCTF
23 Also known as 'internet'
24 Breach detection solution from the company hosting TMCTF
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1 Free malware scanning tool from the company hosting TMCTF
2 What assumuption does the narrator say is required in the following video: https://youtu.be/0hs8rc2u5ak
4 A type of malware used for stealing data from corporate network
5 Datacenter security platform from the company hosting TMCTF
7 International law enforcement working with the company hosting TMCTF
10 The company hosting TMCTF
13 Malware that was prevalent in late 90s and now resurging in 2015
18 Cyber attack targeting specific organisation
19 System used for industrial control system
20 Where the company hosting TMCTF is headquartered
22 A unique executive position within the the company hosting TMCTF

Once you fill in all the answers, list the first character of Across 3 to 24 and Down 1 to 22 in the above order.

For example, if the answers are:

Across 3: APPLE, 6: BEE, 8: CEO, 9: DAVE, 11: EGG, 12: FIFTYFIVE 14: GIANT, 15: HOT, 16: INTEL, 17:
Down 1: OPENSOURCE, 2: PENTAGON, 4: QUIZ, 5: RED, 7: SALAD, 10: TEXT, 13: USER, 18: VIRUS, 19
then the string you should create is 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVEMT'
Once you create a string, please generate its MD5 checksum, which is the flag of this challenge.
In the example above, the checksum would be 0d8014d00ea607c445b4a270af35a4d2
Please submit the flag in the format of TMCTF{<checksum>} .
In the above example, the flag you should submit is TMCTF{0d8014d00ea607c445b4a270af35a4d2}

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PROTECTION' then you should type 'DATAPROTECTION', and if 'I LOVE YOU' then it should be 'ILOVEYOU').
u should type 'SIXTYFIVE').

e company hosting TMCTF contributed to this case.

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HOT, 16: INTEL, 17: JAPAN, 19: KING, 21: LEMON, 23: MAGIC, 24: NEXT
USER, 18: VIRUS, 19: EXECUTABLE, 20: MALWARE, 22: TRENDMICRO

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