Search Party

Crowdsourced OSINT to Find Missing Persons

Trace Labs is designed to be a catalyst for improving the state of missing persons location and family reunification. We provide a modern, cost effective and transparent solution to a problem that is destroying families.

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What Is The Search Party CTF?

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Rules of Engagement

*Disclaimer*

We do not get involved nor theorize or speculate. We only do OSINT. We do not go after bad guys. We are not the police. Instead, we simply collect previous intelligence and provide this to law enforcement so that they can pursue the appropriate course of action.

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Badges and How To Get Them

Most Valuable OSINT

Awarded to the team submitting intelligence demonstrating exceptional effort, unique technique and/or exceptional value to an investigation. Recipients of this badge in/after August 2022 will get free admission to future CTFs.

Gold Badge

Awarded to members of the 1st place team at any Global OSINT Search Party CTF after August 2022

Silver Badge

Awarded to members of the 2nd place team at any Global OSINT Search Party CTF.

Bronze Badge

Awarded to members of the 3rd place team at any Global OSINT Search Party CTF.

CTF Coach Badge

Coaches begin earning their first badge right away as well. At the end of coaching their first Global OSINT Search Party CTF, they will have earned their first Coach Badge.

Participation Badge

By participating as a contestant in a Global OSINT Search Party CTF you are automatically eligible for the Contestant Participation Badge.

Committee Badge

The Trace Labs Committee Badges are awarded to those who help complete a project as part of a committee or continue to the operational aspects of a committee.

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Upcoming Search Party

Global OSINT Search Party CTF 2023.08 DEF CON Edition

Sign up for our next OSINT Search Party CTF to help us crowdsource OSINT on real missing persons cases!

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Upcoming Search Party

Global OSINT Search Party CTF 2023.08 DEF CON Edition

Sign up for our next OSINT Search Party CTF to help us crowdsource OSINT on real missing persons cases!

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Upcoming Search Party

Global OSINT Search Party CTF 2023.08 DEF CON Edition

Sign up for our next OSINT Search Party CTF to help us crowdsource OSINT on real missing persons cases!

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Upcoming Search Party

Global OSINT Search Party CTF 2023.08 DEF CON Edition

Sign up for our next OSINT Search Party CTF to help us crowdsource OSINT on real missing persons cases!

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Upcoming Search Party

Global OSINT Search Party CTF 2023.08 DEF CON Edition

Sign up for our next OSINT Search Party CTF to help us crowdsource OSINT on real missing persons cases!

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Upcoming Search Party

Global OSINT Search Party CTF 2023.08 DEF CON Edition

Sign up for our next OSINT Search Party CTF to help us crowdsource OSINT on real missing persons cases!

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