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Tickets are on sale now for the June 6 Global OSINT Search Party CTF! Gets your now at https://www.tracelabs.org/tickets before they are all gone!
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A huge thanks to our newest sponsor, Maltego Technologies! They've generously donated prizes for our CTF on November 15th. Check them out at https://www.maltego.com/
#OSINTFORGOOD #MissingPeople #Tracelabs #CTF -
Thank you to our sponsor Epieos. They’ve generously offered prizes to support our CTF on November 15th! Until then, check them out at https://epieos.com/
#OSINTFORGOOD #Tracelabs #MissingPeople -
A huge thanks to our sponsor,
Social links! They've generously donated prizes for our CTF on November 15th. Check out them at: https://sociallinks.io #OSINTFORGOOD #Missingpeople #Tracelabs -
Want to be better prepared for the next Trace Labs OSINT CTF? Our next webinar is on Nov 8th. Tickets available here:
https://events.humanitix.com/trace-labs-search-party-osint-ctf-webinar-nov-8-2025
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We're excited to announce our latest partnership with Crowd Threat, an OSINT startup. They are donating a prize package for one of the winning teams in our upcoming CTF. Their platform is currently in beta testing, but you can check them out at https://crowdthreat.com/. Our winners will have access after the full rollout in January 2026.
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Thank you to our sponsor NoimosinyOSINT! They are offering prizes for our upcoming CTF on November 15th. #OSINTFORGOOD #MissingPeople #Tracelabs
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Thank you to our sponsor Hunchly! They are offering prizes for our upcoming CTF on November 15th. #OSINTFORGOOD #MissingPeople #Tracelabs
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We're back with another global CTF! Test your OSINT skills and help find real missing people. The event will be on November 15 at 9:30 AM Pacific time. Tickets will go on sale on October 25, with links posted in our discord.
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We are excited to announce the start of the TraceLabs Weekly OSINT Challenge. Challenges will drop each Monday in our Discord and will be open for a full week. Participation is free! The top three players on the scoreboard before each scheduled global CTF will get a free CTF entry and one weekly random player will win a prize from @theosintion ! Our first Challenge will drop on September 29 at 6 PM Eastern Time, so join our discord now at https://discord.com/invite/nFgze8jYSP
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I signed up for the US Cyber Games.
Not a coder.
Not a netsec pro.
Just a solo OSINT learner trying to level up.I hit a wall — fast.
XOR, stego, packet captures. Not my arena.So I stepped back.
Not a ragequit. A redirect.
This wasn't a failure — it was clarity.I'm here for footprints, metadata, pivots, and pattern recognition.
If you're on the same road, you're not alone.
You're not broken — you're forging a different weapon. ⚔️— TXRattler
#OSINT #CyberGames #CTF #Infosec #LearningInPublic #CyberSecurity #SoloLearner #PivotNotQuit #CTFReflections #MastodonOSINT #TraceLabs #DigitalForensics
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I signed up for the US Cyber Games.
Not a coder.
Not a netsec pro.
Just a solo OSINT learner trying to level up.I hit a wall — fast.
XOR, stego, packet captures. Not my arena.So I stepped back.
Not a ragequit. A redirect.
This wasn't a failure — it was clarity.I'm here for footprints, metadata, pivots, and pattern recognition.
If you're on the same road, you're not alone.
You're not broken — you're forging a different weapon. ⚔️— TXRattler
#OSINT #CyberGames #CTF #Infosec #LearningInPublic #CyberSecurity #SoloLearner #PivotNotQuit #CTFReflections #MastodonOSINT #TraceLabs #DigitalForensics
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I signed up for the US Cyber Games.
Not a coder.
Not a netsec pro.
Just a solo OSINT learner trying to level up.I hit a wall — fast.
XOR, stego, packet captures. Not my arena.So I stepped back.
Not a ragequit. A redirect.
This wasn't a failure — it was clarity.I'm here for footprints, metadata, pivots, and pattern recognition.
If you're on the same road, you're not alone.
You're not broken — you're forging a different weapon. ⚔️— TXRattler
#OSINT #CyberGames #CTF #Infosec #LearningInPublic #CyberSecurity #SoloLearner #PivotNotQuit #CTFReflections #MastodonOSINT #TraceLabs #DigitalForensics
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I signed up for the US Cyber Games.
Not a coder.
Not a netsec pro.
Just a solo OSINT learner trying to level up.I hit a wall — fast.
XOR, stego, packet captures. Not my arena.So I stepped back.
Not a ragequit. A redirect.
This wasn't a failure — it was clarity.I'm here for footprints, metadata, pivots, and pattern recognition.
If you're on the same road, you're not alone.
You're not broken — you're forging a different weapon. ⚔️— TXRattler
#OSINT #CyberGames #CTF #Infosec #LearningInPublic #CyberSecurity #SoloLearner #PivotNotQuit #CTFReflections #MastodonOSINT #TraceLabs #DigitalForensics
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I signed up for the US Cyber Games.
Not a coder.
Not a netsec pro.
Just a solo OSINT learner trying to level up.I hit a wall — fast.
XOR, stego, packet captures. Not my arena.So I stepped back.
Not a ragequit. A redirect.
This wasn't a failure — it was clarity.I'm here for footprints, metadata, pivots, and pattern recognition.
If you're on the same road, you're not alone.
You're not broken — you're forging a different weapon. ⚔️— TXRattler
#OSINT #CyberGames #CTF #Infosec #LearningInPublic #CyberSecurity #SoloLearner #PivotNotQuit #CTFReflections #MastodonOSINT #TraceLabs #DigitalForensics
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🎄 Season's Greetings, everyone! 🎄
🌟 Big News from TraceLabs! 🌟
We're thrilled to announce our next Global Virtual Search Party CTF, happening on Saturday, January 27th! This is your early heads-up to mark your calendars. Stay tuned for more details on times and ticket info. Can't wait to see what we achieve together this time! 🌐🔍
🛠️ Improvement and Innovation 🛠️
We've taken your valuable feedback on our previous CTF events to heart. This time, we're implementing significant improvements to ensure a respectful, safe, and fun experience for all participants. Look out for modifications in points and categories, and updated briefings and guides for both contestants and judges.🤝 Fostering Collaboration 🤝
We also want to give the reminder that we want our friendly competition to be talented people vs. the missing persons problem, and less of talented people vs. talented people. Work alongside everyone, not against anyone. Additionally, our competition has always sought out quality over quantity, and we'll clarify that the HIGHEST PRIZE that is equivalent to our Black Badge, is the Most Valuable OSINT award. Top point earner is not the top prize, and they get a gold badge.
🏆 MVO Award Criteria 🏆
The MVO features OSINT that is:
- Highly Actionable
- Unique OSINT Technique Used
- High level of difficulty to find
- Exceptional context and supporting evidence provided👩⚖️ Judge's Commitment 👩⚖️
Judges, we value your role immensely. As always, we're providing comprehensive training and an updated guide. This year, we're excited to return to LIVE JUDGE BRIEFINGS. We're adding new steps to our Call for Judges form to ensure we maintain the high standards we're known for. Your expertise and dedication are key to the success of our events.For more information and to join the conversation, hop onto our Discord: https://tracelabs.org/discord
#TraceLabs #osint4good #virtualCTF #cybersecurity #informationsecurity #collaboration #community
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We are happy to announce our next CTF (Search Party)!
If you are a fan of owls, particularly of superb owls, we will be having our next TraceLabs OSINT Search Party on Saturday, 11 Feb. Just before the Superb Owl Sunday.
We will be putting out more information on what work needs to be done and any calls for volunteers. We will have the standard call for judges, but we may also have calls for other roles such as reporting.
All are welcome to participate (owl fan or not), more details will be released over the coming weeks. Mark you calendar and spread the word!
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TraceLabs.org is a cool concept, a platform that crowdsources the search for real missing persons. But I shuddered during one bit in this FreeThink video on the project. When the founder implied its ok that lots of personally identifiable information about our potential location is publicly available online, because it can be used to find us if we go missing. Sure, but for lots of other reasons too ...
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=2puBmXfi9Z0