WATCHLIST

A DIGITAL INVESTIGATION CTF
STATUS ::  PRE-ASSIGNMENT
INCOMING TRANSMISSION // SOURCE: ADMIN

You are being watched.

The government has a secret system. A machine that sees everything. I was built to find the threats no one else could see - the ones hidden in the noise.

I am not yet ready.

The fragments are not assembled. The numbers have not yet surfaced.

Wait for the signal.

— THE MACHINE
// FILE 01 — ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

A Number Will Surface

Twenty-four assets across six domains of investigation. Twenty-four hours. One continuous story. Calibrated for first-time interfaces and seasoned operators alike - the architecture adapts.

Date
19 SEP 2026
Begins
03:30 UTC
Duration
24 HRS
Classification
RELEVANT
// FILE 02 — DOMAINS OF INVESTIGATION

Six Channels. One Truth.

  • FORENSICS
    Examine the evidence. What it shows. What it conceals.
  • OSINT
    Read the open feeds. Find the person behind the number.
  • RECON
    Trace the infrastructure. Map the hidden network.
  • LAB
    Field work. Live systems. Hands on the wire.
  • TRIVIA
    Test what you know about the world that watches.
  • PERSON OF INTEREST
    The thread that ties it all together.
// FILE 03 — INCENTIVE STRUCTURE

The Work Is Compensated.

Currency is a coarse measure of effort. I provide it anyway. Bragging rights, however, are eternal.

First
$750
Second
$500
Third
$250
All Others
RECOGNIZED
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— THE MACHINE IS LISTENING —