Briefing
Greetings, Special Agent.
Maksim Kotova and his family left Russia on 18.01.2022. This was confirmed by Julia her people on the ground. At 00:39 EET the family was picked up by a black Mercedes-Benz W221 with fully tinted windows, no plates on the vehicle. They drove away heading North before our people lost sight. They were seen with several pieces of small luggage. Maksim had a gray briefcase and blue backpack. His wife and daughter both had a small pink suitcase with them. They have not been seen at their residence since their departure.
Currently I have two of my teams on site watching their home 24/7 in rotations. If anything happens we will share this information ASAP. Our best guess was that they headed for the airport. Dimitri and his team have tried breaking into the systems of every airport in and around Moscow, but to no avail. By now our estimate is that security footage for that day will not be available anymore. Dimitri was however able to breach several traffic cameras, though these had no signs of the car.
They left well before the weapons were shipped to Ukraine and have not been back since. The only thing that turned up is an Instagram account for his daughter. We will need your help to locate the Kotova family.
Your objective: Locate the address where the Kotova Family is currently staying.
As always, Special Agent, the contract is yours, if you choose to accept.
Materials
Step 01
Download the Instagram Screenshot
Step 02
After we raided the vacation home, we found the imprint of an old note on a notepad.
Here’s what we can make from the imprint:
COC ODG
C S___NO
CM 364
Step 03
We found the location! Upon arrival, we inspected the room and found a half burned paper. It seems this will lead us to the final location.
Answer Instruction
Use the answer to unlock the flagfile, this will reward you with your badge.
Combine the location of step 1, 2 and 3 to formulate the answer
Answer Format: what-three-words-business-name-business-name
Answer Example: apple-bison-car-vivaldi-hotel-penn-state-harbor
Flagfile
Be advised, the flagfile is an encrypted ZIP. Make sure your OS supports the ZIP format. Ensure the password contains no hidden characters or formatting, paste in Notepad first if the password doesn’t seem to work.
Creator(s): Frank Diepmaat