Certifications

How do certifications work?

OSINT Certification CTF's are meant to test and prove your skills.Download the materials. You'll get a ZIP file with a briefing, instructions and your starting materials. After completing all the steps, you find a link to a form.Fill out the form and claim your personalized certificate.The ingredients give you an idea of the skills needed to complete the challenge.

Ingredients

🌎 – Geolocation
🔎 – Forensics
🚱 – Maritime
đŸ„ž – Social
đŸ§© – Logic
đŸ’Ÿ – Data
🌐 – Web

Intro to Chinese OSINT

Intro to Chinese OSINT

Follow traffic patterns originating from Chinese sources. Multiple sites appear to be distributing invite codes for t00ls, a Chinese hacking forum.

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Easy Contracts

How to Play

Contracts are what we call our CTF Challenges. They're story driven, clandestine espionage assignments for SERPENT. Simply download a CTF and start playing.You get a unique badge or card for completing each CTF Challenge.The ingredients show you what to expect for each CTF. If you want, show off your badge, card or certification in Discord and receive XP and Coins.

Ingredients

🌎 – Geolocation
🔎 – Forensics
🚱 – Maritime
đŸ„ž – Social
đŸ§© – Logic
đŸ’Ÿ – Data
🌐 – Web

OSINT CTF - Naval Intrusion

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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OSINT CTF - Cold War Enemies

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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OSINT CTF - Nightmare Fuel

Nightmare Fuel

Investigate disturbing bodycam footage and figure out what happened in this nightmare inducing story. Horror themed CTF.

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OSINT CTF - Gas Attack

Gas Attack

Identify a target city from surveillance images to prevent a terrorist group's planned nerve gas attack.

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OSINT CTF - Saving Isabella

Saving Isabella

Locate the distress signal of your SERPENT team member, Isabella Moreno and bring her home safely. Her life depends on it.

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OSINT CTF - Friendly Fire

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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OSINT CTF - Alien Abduction

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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OSINT CTF - The Spy Who Vanished

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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OSINT CTF - Prisoner Of War

Prisoner Of War

Geolocate a captured French soldier's prison from a photo delivered by an escaped child hostage.

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OSINT CTF - The Sleeper Cell

The Sleeper Cell

Decode encrypted instructions sent from extremist group leaders to sleeper cells to prevent planned terror attacks.

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OSINT CTF - Chasing Bigfoot

Chasing Bigfoot

Investigate the truth behind Sasquatch beings that evolved alongside early humans, as revealed by alien contact.

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OSINT CTF - Lost At Sea

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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OSINT CTF - Dialogues From Atlantis

Dialogues From Atlantis

Decipher an ancient dialogue about Atlantis between classical philosophers to help a Monaco art collector validate theories.

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OSINT CTF - Where’s Klumgongyn

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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OSINT CTF - Emergency Transmission

Emergency Transmission

Decode an encrypted emergency transmission from a downed Klumgon pilot to determine the crash location in Ecuador.

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OSINT CTF - Intergalactic Warfare

Intergalactic Warfare

Locate a crashed alien scout ship and its dangerous occupants by decoding intercepted coordinates.

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OSINT CTF - Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Decode a cipher sent by kidnappers to locate a diplomat's daughter before the 24-hour deadline expires.

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OSINT CTF - The Killer Clown

The Killer Clown

Geolocate a buried victim's location from a killer clown's photo within their remaining oxygen supply.

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OSINT CTF - Rogue Agent

Rogue Agent

Hunt down a rogue CIA operative who disappeared in 2021 and now runs a Russian electronics smuggling operation.

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OSINT CTF - On The Wire

On The Wire

Analyze intercepted network traffic from a Malaysian politician's office to expose their involvement.

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OSINT CTF - The Latvian Connection

The Latvian Connection

Locate an active terrorist safe-house from data found on a captured operative's USB drive.

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OSINT CTF - Operation Wiretap

Operation Wiretap

Analyze intercepted internet traffic from a surveillance operation to uncover details about an upcoming conference.

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Medium Contracts

How to Play

Contracts are what we call our CTF Challenges. They're story driven, clandestine espionage assignments for SERPENT. Simply download a CTF and start playing.You get a unique badge or card for completing each CTF Challenge.The ingredients show you what to expect for each CTF. If you want, show off your badge, card or certification in Discord and receive XP and Coins.

Ingredients

🌎 – Geolocation
🔎 – Forensics
🚱 – Maritime
đŸ„ž – Social
đŸ§© – Logic
đŸ’Ÿ – Data
🌐 – Web

OSINT CTF - Undercover Fleet

Undercover Fleet

Identify a mysterious vessel with suspicious cargo. Track its last known locations and help the MAOC-N stop the arms smugglers.

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OSINT CTF - Echoes of Retaliation

Echoes of Retaliation

Locate the execution site of several Israeli soldiers in Iran. Time is running out, you must hurry to prevent a war from breaking out.

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OSINT CTF - Line of Control

Line of Control

Translate Pakistani military documents and find the locations of imminent attacks on Indian Airforce bases.

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OSINT CTF - The Listeners

The Listeners

Locate a coastal European meeting spot where business rivals plan to conspire against a French client.

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OSINT CTF - The Russian Blackmailer

The Russian Blackmailer

Help a friend of James identify and locate a Russian blackmailer who's threatening to release a damning video.

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OSINT CTF - The Raid

The Raid

Analyze a damaged file recovered from a wiped laptop during an FBI raid on a cybercrime operation to uncover evidence.

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OSINT CTF - Last Flight

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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OSINT CTF - Road To Nowhere

Road To Nowhere

Pinpoint a terrorist organization's hidden safehouse location from map data found in their captured Dropbox files.

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OSINT CTF - The Butcher

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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OSINT CTF - The Cartel Connection

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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OSINT CTF - Return Of The Krohndahkyr

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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OSINT CTF - Bloodhound

Bloodhound

Track a fugitive's location using photos automatically uploaded from a hidden camera after GPS tracking was jammed.

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OSINT CTF - Far Away Outpost

Far Away Outpost

Track Kenyan poachers using humanitarian and construction work as cover for their illegal wildlife smuggling operations.

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OSINT CTF - Kanonniers

Kanonniers

Locate an old cannon used by The Golden Creed operatives for covert message exchanges in their analog intelligence network.

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OSINT CTF - PeePeeKun

PeePeeKun

Solve a rival intelligence group's intricate training challenges while racing to outperform other agencies in a competitive exercise.

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OSINT CTF - Klumgongyn Returns

Klumgongyn Returns

Translate ancient Volrac text to uncover philosophical secrets from our alien collaborator Klumgongyn.

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OSINT CTF - Lost in Time

Lost in Time

Decipher an alien language inscription from 1762 to locate stranded extraterrestrial survivors using a discovered photograph.

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Hard Contracts

How to Play

Contracts are what we call our CTF Challenges. They're story driven, clandestine espionage assignments for SERPENT. Simply download a CTF and start playing.You get a unique badge or card for completing each CTF Challenge.The ingredients show you what to expect for each CTF. If you want, show off your badge, card or certification in Discord and receive XP and Coins.

Ingredients

🌎 – Geolocation
🔎 – Forensics
🚱 – Maritime
đŸ„ž – Social
đŸ§© – Logic
đŸ’Ÿ – Data
🌐 – Web

OSINT CTF - Florida Snow

Florida Snow

Locate a cartel's drug shipment drop point from coded runner instructions intercepted by DEA informant.

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OSINT CTF - Substation Bombing

Substation Bombing

Locate and identify the substation targeted by a Russian drone strike on Ukrainian critical power infrastructure.

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OSINT CTF - Appalachian Aliens

Appalachian Aliens

Decipher the mysterious audio file that sets USB drives on fire and sends grown men insane with strange signals.

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OSINT CTF - The Road to Rome

The Road to Rome

Track down an ancient Roman artifact containing bloodline DNA to eliminate a centuries-old crime family targeting SERPENT.

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OSINT CTF - The Midnight Slayer

The Midnight Slayer

Track down a serial killer terrorizing Baltimore who mutilates victims and sparks citywide panic through media leaks.

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OSINT CTF - Lost Down Under

Lost Down Under

Decode seven cryptic images and text intercepted from domestic terrorists planning attacks across Australia.

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OSINT CTF - A Strange File

A Strange File

Analyze encrypted data from seized terrorist computers to uncover covert meeting locations for Omani authorities.

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OSINT CTF - Message From Hell

Message From Hell

Translate inscriptions from a cursed Brazilian tablet that drove its research team insane.

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OSINT CTF - The Copycat Killer

The Copycat Killer

Analyze a copycat killer's browser history from seized laptop data to prevent further serial murders.

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Our Universe

SERPENT

You are part of a clandestine espionage group called “SERPENT: Special Espionage, Reconnaissance, Protection, Enforcement, and Neutralization Taskforce”. A group of carefully selected individuals, tasked with maintaining the delicate balance on our blue planet. You work diligently to keep the world safe from a wide variety of threats.You have access to alien technology and time travel, working closely together with your alien liaison “Klumgongyn”, a delegate from the planet Varnyr. SERPENT takes on assignments that require the highest levels of confidentiality. Keeping the historic timeline of our planet in check, preventing alien invasions and eliminating anomalies.No assignments for evil causes are accepted, earning SERPENT a name for being the right hand of justice, whenever justice needs doing in places where the good are not always welcome.


Bombardier Global 8000

SERPENT’s “Shadow Wing” is a turbo‑charged Bombardier Global 8000 that feels like a luxury jet, a flying fortress, and a covert headquarters rolled into one. It’s the fastest civil jet since Concorde, cruising at Mach 0.92 and topping out at Mach 0.94, with an 8,000‑nautical‑mile range that lets SERPENT go anywhere. Its roomy cockpit, plush crew quarters, ultra‑clean air system, and turbulence‑damping wings make it the ultimate mobile headquarters.


Overseer

The head of SERPENT is the Overseer, a role reserved for someone who has earned respect. The role can only be fulfilled by a long standing team member, and after a unanimous favorable vote by all team members.

Julia Sharpe

🇬🇧 Overseer and Mission Coordination

Julia Sharpe holds several degrees from both Oxford and Cambridge. Serving as high-risk negotiator and handler in MI6 for several years. She joined SERPENT as an analyst, quickly becoming the spiritual heart of her team mates. When the previous Overseer resigned due to health complications, Julia was voted in as replacement.


ASIC

The ASIC (All Source Intelligence Cell), provides all intelligence services needed by SERPENT. With a wide range of specialists, this is the beating heart of intelligence operations. Members of the ASIC are the most qualified.

Special Agent K

🌍 Open Source Intelligence and Forensics

You, the player character, the star of the whole operation. Special Agent K, an expert in the field of Open Source Intelligence and Forensics. Coming from a long background of clandestine operations and with a strong sense of right and wrong, your unmatched intelligence gathering skills are vital.

Oriana Olivetti

đŸ‡ŠđŸ‡· CTI and Signals Intelligence Specialist

Oriana started her career in criminology and later cyber security. Proving herself a skilled and disciplined hacker, with a knack for application security and signals intelligence. She was recruited after her collaboration with SERPENT during an operation in Argentina. She is religious about her favorite drink, mate. Drinking it incorrectly will earn you a stern look.

Dimitri Zechev

🇧🇬 Red Team and Tech Support

Dimitri Zechev is a Bulgarian prodigy hacker and the technological mastermind of all the Red Team operations in SERPENT. Teaching himself programming at age 7, Dimitri became a local legend for exposing corruption within his countries' tumultuous government. Internally he is led by a strong moral compass, and will always follows that.

Mei Huang

🇹🇳 Psychology, Linguistics and interrogations

Mei Huang, born and raised in Shenzhen China. She's a brilliant psychologist and expert in criminal behavior, she's also fluent in 12 languages. A Cambridge graduate and former MI6 analyst, she was recruited into SERPENT for her unmatched ability to profile targets and analyze psychological weaknesses.

Isabella Moreno

đŸ‡ČđŸ‡œ Historian and Cultural Expert

Isabella Moreno is a historian and intelligence specialist from Mexico City and a key member of SERPENT's intelligence efforts. Driven by a passion for history and justice after losing her parents to cartel related violence, Isabella joined the military as an intelligence officer before being recruited during a joint exercise.


Field Operations

They like their missions shaken, but not stirred. Impeccably dressed, intelligent and sometimes a little too confident. These Field Operatives often deploy well before boots hit the ground, providing that extra human touch on location.

Fox Meyer

đŸ‡ș🇾 Extraterrestrial Liaison and Field Operative

Growing up with a fascination for aliens and outer space, Fox joined the TFBI right after college. Eventually spearheading their Y-Files program, where he came into direct contact with aliens. This made him the perfect fit to be the liaison officer with Klumgongyn and the Volracs aliens race. He really does, want to believe.

James Brown

🇬🇧 Espionage and International Crime Expert

Beginning his career at MI6, James became a legend in the intelligence community for his cunning espionage abilities. Infiltrating various criminal enterprises and taking them down became second nature. He's familiar with Julia Sharpe, who recruited James after she became Overseer. James likes them shaken, not stirred.

Cassandra Laurent

đŸ‡«đŸ‡· Diplomatic Relations and Political Expert

Cassandra started her career in the French military as an intelligence officer, after resigning she pursued a career in politics, eventually moving to Brussels. It was this combination of career choices that made her an excellent choice for SERPENT. Bringing valuable contacts, insights and negotiation skills. Speaking 15 languages is also a big bonus.


B.T.R.U.

The BTRU (Borderless Tactical Response Unit) is responsible for all tactical deployments. This elite unit can reach far outside the confines of the airplane. Their primary task is extraction of HVT's and hostage rescue situations.

Gabriel Adams

đŸ‡ș🇾 BTRU Team Leader and Martial Arts Expert

Growing up in project housing in Baltimore, Gabriel managed to shake his past by joining the US Marines and later becoming a Delta Force operator. He was recruited into SERPENT during his second deployment in Afghanistan. Quickly rising through the ranks and becoming the BTRU's team leader.

Mikko HÀyhÀ

đŸ‡«đŸ‡ź Sniper and Weapons Expert

Growing up on a farm in the east of Finland, Mikko volunteered to become a professional soldier after his conscription period ended. After a long stint with the Finnish Jaegers, and volunteering for several deployments, he was recruited into SERPENT for his excellent marksmanship skills, and ability to perform in extreme weather conditions.

Amir Hussaini

đŸ‡źđŸ‡¶ Breacher and Explosives Expert

Amir immigrated to France after growing up in war-torn Iraq. Unable to find meaningful employment, he joined the French Foreign Legion and served with honor for many years. Excelling in close quarters combat, SERPENT took notice during a joint operation and recruited him to the BTRU as a breacher.

Liam Irwin

🇩đŸ‡ș Assaulter and Survival Expert

Growing up in the Australian outback, Liam loves the outdoors. After a decade in the Australian SAS, Liam wanted something different. Not ready to sit in an office or give up shooting, he crossed paths with Gabriel at a recruitment drive for veterans in Australia. This opened the door he was searching for and joined SERPENT.


Pilots

The Bombardier Global 8000 isn't going to fly itself, especially given her various modifications and diverse mission set. Not to mention exotic locations and landing sites, the plane requires two experienced pilots.

Pablo Iglesias

đŸ‡šđŸ‡± Pilot and Mechanical Engineer

Growing up at the base of the Andes mountains in Chile, son to a local crop duster, Pablo was always interested in flying. After enlisting in the Chilean airforce, he found himself operating a variety of fixed and rotary wing aircraft. It was this combination of skills that got him recruited by SERPENT during a joint rescue operation.

Peter Jansen

đŸ‡łđŸ‡± Pilot and First Responder

Serving in the Dutch Coastguard as a helicopter pilot for a decade, Peter switched to fixed wing aircraft and became a commercial airline pilot. Quickly getting bored of the monotonous flights, he one day ran into Pablo in a bar in Panama. Pablo introduced him to Julia and the rest is history. He is never seen without a piece of cheese nearby.


The Volracs

The first alien race to ever have contact with planet earth. They're highly intelligent and adaptive. Working together with a select group of people, one of which is SERPENT. They share knowledge and help keep the universe safe.

Klumgongyn

đŸȘ Earth bound Alien contact point

Klumgongyn, an alien from the planet Varnyr, serves as the liaison for the Volracs within SERPENT. Rescued during Operation Galaxios, Klumgongyn decided to stay to improve collaboration with humans. He's close friends with Fox, who he met while working in Area 51 with the TFBI. He's always friendly and has a quirky sense of humor.

Discord Store

Hacktoria Coins

Spend the Hacktoria Coins you earn in our Discord server. Buy weapons, vehicles, homes and gadgets. Don't worry, there is no real money involved. You get coins for sharing your earned badges and various other tasks.


Weapons

A true Special Agent needs things that go boom, smack and slice. From neatly hidden pistols to snipers, our arsenal has anything your heart desires. It's time to kaboom the bad guys into oblivion.

M249

250,000 HC

Remington 700

200,000 HC

M4

120,000 HC

AK47

120,000 HC

Remington 800

100,000 HC

Glock 19

80,000 HC

Deagle

80,000 HC

Dagger

40,000 HC


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.

Satellite

800,000 HC

Brain Link

570,000 HC

Helper Robot

450,000 HC

Chameleon Suit

310,000 HC

Exo Suit

280,000 HC

Spy Fly

210,000 HC

Memory Wiper

180,000 HC

AR Headset

160,000 HC

Tough Laptop

120,000 HC

Card Cloner

90,000 HC

Truth Serum

70,000 HC

Future Spice

70,000 HC

FPV Drone

50,000 HC

Smart Watch

40,000 HC

Lock-pick Set

30,000 HC

Rubber Duck

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. Choose from a wide variety of vehicles and arrive anywhere in the world in style.

Private Jet

700,000 HC

Yacht

650,000 HC

Submarine

420,000 HC

Helicopter

350,000 HC

Speedboat

250,000 HC

Sportscar

200,000 HC

4×4 Offroad

120,000 HC

Pickup Truck

80,000 HC

Jetpack

65,000 HC

Motorcycle

30,000 HC

Moped

15,000 HC

Bicycle

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. Don't be alarmed by the housing prices.

Private Island

950,000 HC

Classic Mansion

780,000 HC

Modern Mansion

700,000 HC

Doomsday bunker

600,000 HC

Chilean Ranch

530,000 HC

Modern apartment

320,000 HC

Beach Bungalow

270,000 HC

Houseboat

230,000 HC

Vacation home

140,000 HC

Remote Cabin

100,000 HC

Commieblock

60,000 HC

Crackden

50,000 HC

CTF Team

About the Team

What brings us together is our collective passion for hacking, problem-solving, and continuous learning. Inside Hacktoria Discord, we have a dedicated channel where we collaborate, strategize, and take on CTFs as a unified force.Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just getting started, you’ll find a place in our community to learn, grow, and have fun.Learning together is the most important part, and it's something we all live by. No place for toxic behavior.There's no set obligation to always play, but we do try to train and fight together as often as we can. So don't feel shy, say hello in the HACKTORIA Discord and say hello.


Members

chx

djosephux

evilsun

gorbash

LeRoux

N0R37urn

Noiraj

oog_blngq

s00m30ne

skinnyguinea

unknownus3r

voxelbugged

Z3roo


Events We Played

Overview of all the Capture the Flag events we played, in chronological order, latest at the top.

EventTeam NamePositionPoints
Maltego CTF September 2025Hacktoria46n.a.
Maltego CTF June 2025Hacktoria - Chill Team22152
Diver OSINT 2025Hacktoria436120
AEGE La Hunt QualificationHacktoria121713
Hackolyte 2025Hacktoria44651
OSINT Switzerland 2024Hacktoria91010
EaglePain Beurre Croissant162525
OsinnersHack Red Con 2024 CTF54825
Tracelabs August 2024Hacktoria32230
DIVER OSINT 2024Hacktoria57785
CTF – SPSCHacktoria293350
HACKOSINTHacktoria6281
L3AK CTFHacktoria44n.a.
HEXA CTF April 2024Hacktoria Victor 011021200
HEXA CTF April 2024hack-two-ria543800
WolvCTF 2024Hacktoria257600
Predicta CTF 2023Hacktoria1015001
Stranger Case 2023Hacktoria40n.a.
springforward CTFHacktoria501970
Project Fox 2023Hacktoria36000
Jersey CTF 2023Hacktoria272897
MiniVishwa March 2023Hacktoria15n.a.
Tracelabs Feb 2023Hacktoria15215
DECIPHER CTF 2023Hacktoria8n.a.
Hexa CTF January 2023Hacktoria155810
Hexa CTF January 2023Hacktoria324310
Digital Overdose CTF Nov 2022Hacktoria53n.a.
Tracelabs Oct 2022Hacktoria25645