One of the most amazing things about you, as a Hacktoria community member, is the 24/7 OSINT Challenges in our Discord that you keep making. Over the past few years, it has become such an amazing source for everyone to learn from. I've often had the idea
Hello fellow Hacktorians, and welcome to the past. The past four years have been quite a journey.. From the massive surge in OSINT relevance during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to the Tech job market crash, and now the AI slopification of the internet. Since going back to doing CTF
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Greetings, Special Agent K, Summer is upon us, and you know what that means. The annual SERPENT holiday retreat. We've parked the jet in Spain this year and letting the crew enjoy a month off. That
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Greetings, Special Agent K. As you may know, Mr. Bernstein committed suicide in August 2019. However, an eccentric character has recently emerged from the shadows. The problem? He looks exactly like Mr. Bernstein. His name is Patrick Grolait,
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Greetings, Special Agent K. Our dear friend and team member Klumgongyn received a message from one of their ships in a galaxy, far, far away. The Kerballa, a cruiser from the fifth expeditionary division of the Royal Klumgon
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Greetings, Special Agent K, MacroPlanet IT, a critical tech partner for the Indian government, has been rocked by a massive security failure involving the leak of a confidential project and its upcoming patents. In a shocking turn of
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Greetings, Special Agent K. I’m sure you remember the Kotova family, we’ve chased them around the globe several times now. And guess what? They’ve recently appeared on our radar again. We have several alert systems,
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Greetings, Special Agent K, Excellent work on Operation Phoenix, the entire cartel operation was interrupted and we’ve also solved the murders in the trailer park. There is however a slight hiccup in our plan. One of the
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Greetings, Special Agent K, First of all, Happy New Year. Now, with the pleasantries out of the way, let’s get to business. We’ve been contracted by the Phoenix Police Department to help with a drug investigation.
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Prologue “Welcome to my humble abode, Mr Kotova” Hendrik opens the door to his house in the tiny German hamlet. The place he’s called home for many years now. The very place he joined the Ahemait online
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Prologue “So, Mr Schneider, how about a drink?” Maksim opened a bottle of vodka and poured two full glasses, immediately downing his own and pouring a new one. He was quite nervous and irritated, as this place was
This CTF Event has concluded, materials and answer form have been removed. Prologue It was a cold foggy morning when Maksim was taken out of his prison cell in the ICC Scheveningen. Two men escorted him to an armored truck, waiting in the courtyard. “I’m an old man, I