Monthly OSINT CTF
What are Monthly CTF's?
Our CTF Events mix world events and life with fiction, blending reality and letting you take on the role of Special Agent K. One of the best OSINT investigators the Tiberian Order has to offer.Each CTF starts at the 1st of the new month, at 9PM EET right in our Discord server. To participate, just hang around in our Discord and we'll ping you when an event takes places.These events are reserved for our community members only. While you can submit your answers on this page, the scoreboards and materials can only be found inside the Hacktoria Discord server.
Answer Submission
The Rise of La Profecia
Answer submission ongoing until 22.02.2025
Monthly CTF Events all start in our Discord channel. To participate, go to our Discord's #monthly-ctf channel. There you can download the starting materials and take part.
Easy Contracts
How to Play
Contracts are clandestine espionage assignments for the Tiberian Order. You don’t need to register, simply download the starting materials and have fun.You get a unique badge for completing each CTF Challenge.The ingredients show you what to expect for each CTF. If you want, show off your card or badge in Discord.
Ingredients
🌎 – Geolocation
🔎 – Forensics
🥸 – People
🧩 – Logic
💾 – Data
🌐 – Web
Cold War Enemies
Stop an international arms smuggling network ran by our old friend, Maksim Kotova, by locating a military airfield.
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Nightmare Fuel
Investigate disturbing bodycam footage and figure out what happened in this nightmare inducing story. Horror themed CTF.
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Alien Abduction
Find out where and when this abduction took place, you don't have much to work with, so it will surely test your skills.
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Naval Intrusion
An enemy vessel has entered allied water, it's your task to identify the vessel and make sure our allies can take kinetic action.
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Friendly Fire
An unknown tank has been spotted and we need you to figure out what type this is. Identify the tank in the picture.
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Caged Princess
Investigate a ransomware attack on a reconnaissance subsidiary by tracking down the threat actor and assessing the damage.
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Chasing Bigfoot
Investigate the truth behind Sasquatch beings that evolved alongside early humans, as revealed by alien contact.
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The Spy Who Vanished
Track down former MI5 operative who now appears briefly on social media before vanishing into the shadows.
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Infectious File
Analyze a captured malware sample from the Shadow Syndicate hacker group to uncover their capabilities. (password: malware)
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On The Wire
Analyze intercepted network traffic from a Malaysian politician's office to expose their involvement.
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Rogue Agent
Hunt down a rogue CIA operative who disappeared in 2021 and now runs a Russian electronics smuggling operation.
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The Archive
Analyze a damaged file recovered from a wiped laptop during an FBI raid on a cybercrime operation to uncover evidence.
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Lost At Sea
Decrypt a surveillance ship's final distress beacon data to uncover how and where it sank in the Black Sea.
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Wiretap
Analyze intercepted internet traffic from a surveillance operation to uncover details about an upcoming conference.
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Emergency Transmission
Decode an encrypted emergency transmission from a downed Klumgon pilot to determine the crash location in Ecuador.
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Dialogues From Atlantis
Decipher an ancient dialogue about Atlantis between classical philosophers to help a Monaco art collector validate theories.
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The Sleeper Cell
Decode encrypted instructions sent from extremist group leaders to sleeper cells to prevent planned terror attacks.
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Kidnapped
Decode a cipher sent by kidnappers to locate a diplomat's daughter before the 24-hour deadline expires.
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Gas Attack
Identify a target city from surveillance images to prevent a terrorist group's planned nerve gas attack.
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Intergalactic Warfare
Locate a crashed alien scout ship and its dangerous occupants by decoding intercepted coordinates.
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Where’s klumgongyn
Locate a rogue alien overseer's vacation spot using geolocation data from their taunting photo to retrieve them.
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The Killer Clown
Geolocate a buried victim's location from a killer clown's photo within their remaining oxygen supply.
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The Latvian Connection
Locate an active terrorist safe-house from data found on a captured operative's USB drive.
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Prisoner Of War
Geolocate a captured French soldier's prison from a photo delivered by an escaped child hostage.
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mEDIUM Contracts
How to Play
Contracts are clandestine espionage assignments for the Tiberian Order. You don’t need to register, simply download the starting materials and have fun.You get a unique badge for completing each CTF Challenge.The ingredients show you what to expect for each CTF. If you want, show off your card or badge in Discord.
Ingredients
🌎 – Geolocation
🔎 – Forensics
🥸 – People
🧩 – Logic
💾 – Data
🌐 – Web
Last Flight
Find the last known location of a plane and the country where an ECCM device was installed, using a photo of the aircraft.
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Insider Threat
Analyze social media activity of Equilibrium Wealth Management employees to identify potential insider threats.
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Cryptic Spectre
Track down an APT group using an intercepted malware hash from a sophisticated cyberattack.
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PeePeeKun
Solve a rival intelligence group's intricate training challenges while racing to outperform other agencies in a competitive exercise.
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Lost in Time
Decipher an alien language inscription from 1762 to locate stranded extraterrestrial survivors using a discovered photograph.
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Road To Nowhere
Pinpoint a terrorist organization's hidden safehouse location from map data found in their captured Dropbox files.
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The Butcher
Decrypt a serial killer's laptop files using mysterious hex data to reveal locations of potential new victims in Berlin.
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Kanonniers
Locate an old cannon used by The Golden Creed operatives for covert message exchanges in their analog intelligence network.
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Klumgongyn Returns
Translate ancient Volrac text to uncover philosophical secrets from our alien collaborator Klumgongyn.
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Return Of The Krohndahkyr
Translate an ancient Sardinian text to understand why peaceful Krohndahkyr aliens turned hostile toward early human settlers.
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Bloodhound
Track a fugitive's location using photos automatically uploaded from a hidden camera after GPS tracking was jammed.
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The Cartel Connection
Find a kidnapped Colombian agent's location from a distress photo before a drug cartel can execute them.
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Far Away Outpost
Track Kenyan poachers using humanitarian and construction work as cover for their illegal wildlife smuggling operations.
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The Listeners
Locate a coastal European meeting spot where business rivals plan to conspire against a French client.
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Hard Contracts
How to Play
Contracts are clandestine espionage assignments for the Tiberian Order. You don’t need to register, simply download the starting materials and have fun.You get a unique badge for completing each CTF Challenge.The ingredients show you what to expect for each CTF. If you want, show off your card or badge in Discord.
Ingredients
🌎 – Geolocation
🔎 – Forensics
🥸 – People
🧩 – Logic
💾 – Data
🌐 – Web
The Road to Rome
Track down an ancient Roman artifact containing bloodline DNA to eliminate a centuries-old crime family targeting the Tiberian Order.
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Red Star Recon
Decipher encrypted North Korean satellite transmissions to identify and protect three strategic buildings under surveillance.
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Valentines Day Tragedy
Decode an encrypted ransom note to locate a kidnapped analyst's lover and expose The High Guard syndicate's operations.
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The Midnight Slayer
Track down a serial killer terrorizing Baltimore who mutilates victims and sparks citywide panic through media leaks.
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Downtown Murderer
Track a serial killer targeting victims across the city, using police evidence and timeline data to prevent further murders.
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Galaxios
Translate alien distress signals to locate and extract a crashed extraterrestrial before hostile forces can reach them.
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Lost Down Under
Decode seven cryptic images and text intercepted from domestic terrorists planning attacks across Australia.
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A Strange File
Analyze encrypted data from seized terrorist computers to uncover covert meeting locations for Omani authorities.
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Florida Snow
Locate a cartel's drug shipment drop point from coded runner instructions intercepted by DEA informant.
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Withering Lotus
Track a High Guard leader's location through their tiramisu delivery orders to assist in LeRoux's infiltration mission.
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Insane Contracts
How to Play
Contracts are clandestine espionage assignments for the Tiberian Order. You don’t need to register, simply download the starting materials and have fun.You get a unique badge for completing each CTF Challenge.The ingredients show you what to expect for each CTF. If you want, show off your card or badge in Discord.
Ingredients
🌎 – Geolocation
🔎 – Forensics
🥸 – People
🧩 – Logic
💾 – Data
🌐 – Web
Runner
Track the Kotova family's location through their daughter's Instagram activity after fleeing Moscow in early 2022.
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Message From Hell
Translate inscriptions from a cursed Brazilian tablet that drove its research team insane.
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Copycat Killer
Analyze a copycat killer's browser history from seized laptop data to prevent further serial murders.
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Universe
Tiberian Order
The Tiberian Order is a shadowy organization, dating back to before Christ. Her origins are largely unknown, but she has stood the test of time as protector of humankind. Operating in the shadows, a global network for operatives under the command of the Overseer.In modern times, they are referred to as Special Agents. Operating in small groups of specialist. These groups are referred to as Cells. They receive briefings on their Operations directly from the Overseer.Guiding the Overseer is the Council, a group of elected Special Agents, providing the checks and balances for the Tiberian Order. Communication between everyone happens digitally nowadays, not risking a gathering of all members in the same space. A costly mistake that once almost cost the Tiberian Order all her members.
Aquila Cell
The infamous Aquila Cell, or Codename Eagle as they’re now called, of the Tiberian Order. Home to it’s most skilled members. You as the player are part of this elite group of hackers, psychologists, analysts and other talented individuals. Operating from a variety of safe-houses, your Cell is always on the move to it’s next target.Being the oldest cell withing the Tiberian Order, Aquila stems from the roman word for Eagle. Being ever watchful and protective, she resembles the first tasks the order ever took on. As protector of humankind.The rough edges on the insignia staying true to her inception. The Aquila cell has a rich history of housing the order’s best and brightest.And you, Special Agent K, are the best the world has to offer.
Cassandra Blackwell
Cassandra Blackwell is the Overseer of the Tiberian Order, a master strategist and commanding leader dedicated to safeguarding humanity. With a background in diplomacy and counterintelligence, Cassandra rose through the ranks of global intelligence to become the Order’s highest authority.
Special Agent K
You, the player character, the star of the whole operation. Special Agent K, an expert in the field of Open Source Intelligence. Coming from a long background of clandestine operations and with a strong sense of leadership. Special Agent K, with a strong sense of right and wrong, leads the team with dedication.
Julia Sharpe
Julia Sharpe, codename Shrink, is a brilliant psychologist and expert in criminal behavior and forensics. A Cambridge graduate and former MI6 analyst, she was recruited into the Tiberian Order’s elite Aquila Cell for her unmatched ability to profile targets and analyze psychological weaknesses.
Isabella Moreno
Isabella Moreno, codename Brains, is a historian and intelligence specialist from Mexico City and a key member of the Tiberian Order’s elite Aquila Cell. Driven by a passion for history and justice after losing her parents to violence, Isabella joined the military as an intelligence officer before being recruited.
Dimitri Zechev
Dimitri Zechev, codename Hackerman, is a Ukrainian prodigy hacker and the technological mastermind of the Tiberian Order’s elite Aquila Cell. Teaching himself programming at age 10, Dimitri became a local legend for exposing corruption within his countries' tumultous government.
Klumgongyn
Klumgongyn, an alien from the planet Varnyr, serves as the liaison for the Volracs within the Tiberian Order’s elite Aquila Cell. Rescued during Operation Galaxios, Klumgongyn rose to become a Council member, using their intelligence, wit, and expertise in interstellar diplomacy and politics.
The Volracks
The Volracs are a highly intelligent and resourceful species originating from the planet Varnyr, a world of stark contrasts where survival favors ingenuity and intellect over strength.With their slender, almost fragile physique, large expressive eyes, and textured, earthen-toned skin, the Volracs are a testament to evolution favoring adaptability and intellect in an often extremely hostile environment. Despite their lack of physical strength, the Volracs built a civilization that thrives on intellect.
Their society places a high value on innovation, emphasizing diplomacy, strategy, and knowledge sharing. From their early days on Varnyr, their survival depended on leveraging the natural resources of their planet, such as bioluminescent plants for energy and naturally occurring electromagnetic fields for power.
Community
Discord
We’re a bunch of friendly nerds, trying to learn and grow together while having fun. Our Discord server is loaded with extra challenges and all sorts of other fun stuff to participate in. Here’s some of the stuff you can do in our Discord Community:- Play 24/7 OSINT Challenges
- Play Monthly CTF Events
- Interact with Klumgongyn
- Interact with James Bond
- Interact with Team Members
- Join our CTF Team
CTF Team
Are you ready to take on some of the most exciting and challenging Capture the Flag (CTF) events around the world? Do you like being part of a team?At Hacktoria, our CTF team is constantly looking for passionate and curious individuals to join us in pushing boundaries and solving complex problems.Our team is a global network of people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experience levels. What brings us together is our collective passion for hacking, problem-solving, and continuous learning.
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Discord Store
Anything a Special Agent Needs
Spend the Hacktoria Coins you earn in our Discord server on some cool stuff. Buy vehicles, homes and gadgets. Level up as a Special Agent and acquire all the tools needed for your next assignment.
Gadgets
Go-go-gadget whatever you want. Every Special Agent needs a wide array of gadgets for each mission. You never know what the world throws at you, who needs pulverizing or to simply fly over traffic.
Helper Robot
The ideal robot to take care of your hideout while you’re gone, or to hand a cold beer while watching a movie.
250,000 HC
Exo Suit
Don’t want to hit the gym? No problem, just put on this inconspicuous exo-suit and crush your enemies.
150,000 HC
AR Headset
See through walls, check heat signals and much more. This headset puts the BETA Quest 3 to absolute shame.
100,000 HC
FPV Drone
Spy on people from the sky? Drop grenades or even shoot people from a distance? Get yourself a nice drone.
50,000 HC
Lock-pick Set
Dealing with a locked door? No problem with this deluxe classic lock-pick set, comes with a beautiful leather case.
30,000 HC
Rubber Duck
Handle with care, this little cutie will explode when squeezed. Perfect to trick unsuspecting dumb enemies.
20,000 HC
Vehicles
Walking is for peasants. A true Special Agent arrives in style. Not out of breath and sweaty. After all, you like it shaken, not stirred. Unlike some, well, peasants.
Private Jet
As a true special agent, you don’t have time to wait in line anywhere. You’re too busy joining the mile high club.
700,000 HC
Yacht
Don’t like the flying? How about a little boat trip to Monaco, visit the casino in style and become a pirate?
650,000 HC
Submarine
It’s not yellow, but it will get the job done. Sneak up on enemy vessels and blow them up with your torpedoes.
420,000 HC
Helicopter
Get to da choppah! Now! This classic rotary wing aircraft will have you flying over traffic jams in no time.
350,000 HC
Speedboat
Those pesky central American cartels getting away? Not anymore! Run them down in this classic speedboat.
250,000 HC
Sportscar
Speed camera’s are just selfie devices on the road in one these bad boys. Blinkers and signals don't matter in this car.
200,000 HC
4×4 Offroad
Roads are for the peasants, arrive anywhere in style and muddy, rove the land like you’re British royalty.
120,000 HC
Pickup Truck
You can mend it with a hammer and drinking is mandatory while driving one of these. Cowboy hat is always optional.
80,000 HC
Jetpack
Does it seem cheap? Well, it’s experimental tech. Your insurance company won’t touch this with a ten foot pole.
65,000 HC
Motorcycle
Do you drink whiskey and smoke cigars? Is shaving for little boys? Are you over 45 years old and like labor?
30,000 HC
Moped
Need to zip through classic European cities in Italian style? Look no further than this cute little gas guzzler.
15,000 HC
Bicycle
Sometimes you want to paddle off those burger calories you ate in a drive-through with your shiny pickup truck.
1,200 HC
Safe-houses
Do you know what's the problem with regular houses? They’re not safe, surrounded by normies and they just don’t come with the amenities a Special Agent requires.
Private Island
Away from the prying eyes of the public, enjoy some peace and quiet on your own island, comes with a boat.
950,000 HC
Mansion
Rustic and spacious mansion in the countryside. Complete with outdoor pool and a very spacious garden.
780,000 HC
Doomsday bunker
State of the art facility, straight out of a science fiction movie. You can live here indefinitely with it's amenities.
600,000 HC
Modern apartment
Spacious apartment at walking distance from the beach and a casino. Ideal bachelor pad for young Special Agents.
320,000 HC
Remote Cabin
Hidden in the Finnish woods, nobody will find you here. And even if they do, they won’t say anything anyway.
80,000 HC
Crackden
Nobody will suspect you live here, just keep away from windows and get a safe for your valuable belongings.
30,000 HC
About Us
Our History
We flip-flopped the fuck around quite a bit actually. Starting at the end of 2022, Frank had the idea to combine his background in fiction and publishing, with his IT career and interest in OSINT. This gave birth to Hacktoria. Originally dubbed a “Monthly Story Driven OSINT CTF”.Over the last few years we tried a lot of things, from becoming a platform to a business. In the end, it all felt off and weird. So here we are, back to our OSINT roots and a monthly cycle.
The Team
Our team consists up of these awesome people, coming up with cool stories and amazing CTF’s. It’s basically a Rick and Morty episode without corporate oversight. You can say hi to them in our Discord server, or head over to their socials and poke around there.
Frank Diepmaat
Absolute mad-lad with a background in the military, private IT sector and now sales and marketing. Serial founder of several startups. He’s the creative brain behind the original Hacktoria.
Joaquin Iglesias
Background in forensics and tech, serial founder of a million different projects. Joaquin makes CTF’s for all the major platforms and is the creative brain behind almost every CTF on the internet.
Fabien Grenier
Extensive background in web development and entrepreneurship, Fabien is a seasoned professional and OSINT enthusiast, with a strong sense for storytelling and game-world building.
Michaela Piggin
Tracelabs Judge, CTF Player and OSINT enthusiast, Michaela spends her time saving pigeons around London. She brings a multitude of expertise to our team, with a focus on OSINT for Good.
Keith Roberts
Paramedic and EM ACP, with extensive background in the medical field. Keith brings an interesting combination of Medical, OSINT and CyberSecurity knowledge to the Hacktoria team.
Jim Campbell
Creates mind bending CTF’s while enjoying a cup of tea. Jim brings a British vibe and some solid OSINT background to our team. Well versed in the Linux world, Jim greatly enjoys Linux distro hopping.
Chris Hollomon
Extensive experience as a Security and Network Analyst. Chris specializes in Cyber, while also having a strong interest in OSINT. In his spare time, Chris enjoys playing immersive games.