Urgent CTF Image Stego Help

I’m stuck on a Capture-the-Flag challenge that hides a flag inside an image and I need a fresh set of eyes right away. The file has already been downloaded and verified; I simply can’t locate or extract the hidden data. Your task is to walk me through the full solve or hand me the flag itself, explaining every step so I understand the logic and the tools used.

• No additional hints have been provided by the organisers.
• Time is critical—I’d like to wrap this up as soon as you’re able.

Deliverables
1. The recovered flag in its original format.
2. A concise write-up detailing the strategy, commands, and utilities you used (e.g., binwalk, steghide, zsteg, exiftool, custom scripts) so I can replicate the process in future challenges.
3. Any scripts or one-liners you wrote during extraction.

I’ll supply the image immediately after we start. Please let me know your expected turnaround time and which tools you plan to try first so we can move quickly.

payment only after correct flag given. see image for the challenge. write up needed. will pay the first person