Lost at Sea
Greetings, Special Agent K.
Yesterday at exactly 22:34 EET we lost contact with our surveillance ship “Narwhal”. A distress signal was sent out, right after this all communication was lost. The Narwhal was operating in the Black Sea, keeping an eye on Russian submarine and aerial activity. Although she looks like a regular fishing trawler, the Narwhal, built in 2018, was outfitted with state of the art equipment. Our allies in the British Royal Navy were kind enough to respond immediately.
They were able to retrieve the Narwhals’ distress beacon. This is a device that automatically logs the last ten event, using the many sensors on board. This quick log entry is written to the SD card inside a waterproof tube, outfitted with a flotation device and GPS beacon. After the data is written, the beacon ejects and keeps afloat on the surface. This prevents any signal delay from external antennas not being fast enough.
Now, there’s a catch with this beacon. The log-file is written to an encrypted archive. The password for this log-file is set by the captain and communicated over encrypted channels, changing daily to prevent enemy forces capturing the correct code. Somehow, the signal was lost right before the captain was able to relay the new password. So it’s up to you to crack the file.
As always, Special Agent K, the contract is yours, if you choose to accept.
Logfile
LOCATION: 44.470394, 32.264429
HEADING: NNE 32 SPEED KN: 7 knots
SPEED KMPH: 12,964
EVENT 01: DETECTED SE 132 3.00S
EVENT 02: INCOMING SE 132 2.51S
EVENT 03: INCOMING SE 132 2.15S
EVENT 04: WARNING IMPACT SE 132 1.45S
EVENT 05: WARNING IMPACT SE 132 1.25S
EVENT 06: IMPACT IMMINENT SE 132 USET-80
EVENT 07: IMPACT IMMINENT SE 132 USET-80
EVENT 08: WRITING DATADUMP TO DISK
EVENT 09: EJECTING PROBE BEACON KMZ784S
EVENT 10: STLK UPLOADAnswer Instruction
Download the flag-file using the button below
Unlock the flag-file using the answer as the password
Answer format: Figure out the flagfile password. Read the text carefully..