WHAT THE HACK! đŸŽ¯

Master cybersecurity through interactive challenges

Learn real-world security concepts with 50 interactive cards across 8 challenge types. From phishing detection to OSINT investigations - level up your cyber skills!

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Interactive Cards
8
Challenge Types
5
OSINT Challenges
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Educational

đŸŽ¯ The Mission

In the digital battlefield of cybersecurity, your system is under constant threat. You stand at ground level, at the base of a towering secure building. Your mission? Climb to the top floor to achieve ultimate security.

But one wrong move, one failed challenge, and you'll tumble down to the HACK Zone - a dangerous wasteland at the foot of the building where cybercriminals lurk, waiting to exploit your mistakes. Fall too far, and your system is completely compromised.

Navigate through real-world cybersecurity challenges: detect phishing attempts, uncover hidden information through OSINT investigations, crack encrypted passwords, and defend against attacks. Each success lifts you higher up the building. Each failure pulls you down toward the hackers below.

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SAFE Building

Climb the tower! 8 floors up to reach the secure penthouse and victory

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Ground Zero

Face 6 different challenge types - climb up or fall down with each answer

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HACK Wasteland

Fall 8 floors below ground into the hacker zone - total system failure

Will you reach the penthouse or crash into the wasteland?

📖 Read the Full Rules

📚 Learn the Vocabulary

Master 41+ cybersecurity terms before you play. Understanding these concepts will help you succeed in the game challenges.

📖 Browse Vocabulary
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Threat Terms
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Defense Terms
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Protocol Terms
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Concept Terms
6
OSINT Terms

50 Interactive Cards Available

6 unique card types testing different cybersecurity skills

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Quiz Cards

10 cards - Technical knowledge

Multiple-choice questions about viruses, web vulnerabilities, and cybersecurity best practices

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Phishing Detection

10 cards - Email analysis

Analyze realistic emails to identify phishing attempts by examining senders, links, and attachments

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Scrambled Words

10 cards - Word puzzles

Unscramble cybersecurity terminology - first to solve wins, last player moves down

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Cyber Battles

3 cards - Strategy game

Rock-paper-scissors style: Firewall beats Malware, Malware beats Backdoor, Backdoor bypasses Firewall

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Special Challenges

10 cards - Expert level

Advanced scenarios: Email forensics, incident response, and complex multiple-choice challenges

All Hard difficulty
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OSINT Cards

5 cards - Intelligence gathering

Find hidden information in images and metadata using Open Source Intelligence techniques

Interactive image analysis challenges
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Dark Mode Ready

Fully optimized UI with custom color schemes for both light and dark themes

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Progressive Difficulty

Start with Easy cards and work your way up to Hard and Expert challenges

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Real-World Scenarios

Learn from realistic phishing emails, security incidents, and threat scenarios

Learn Cybersecurity Through Play

What The Hack combines board game mechanics with interactive digital cards to teach cybersecurity concepts in an engaging way.

This platform features 50 interactive cards across 8 different challenge types, with full dark mode support and progressive difficulty levels.