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Trace Labs Organization

CTF Participant

LXCL:Tickets reserved for previous Black Badge Winners. Registration code required. If you buy this ticket and aren't a black badge holder, your ticket type will be changed and you will make us grumpy. Don't make us grumpy.

Black Badges Winners (Code Required)

LXCL:If you are a student, email students@tracelabs.org to get a 50% off coupon.

Student Ticket

Tickets go on sale October 3 at Noon Eastern Time------Join us for our Global OSINT Search Party CTF to crowdsource OSINT to assist law enforcement on real missing persons cases! This event is open to all skills levels, from brand new to advanced. You will be provided with a free Orientation to make sure you are comfortable with the platform, process, and rules.&nbsp; CommunicationImmediately after registering, you will receive a confirmation email, then shortly after, a platform registration email. If you do not receive one or both of these, check your spam. If they aren&#39;t there, &nbsp;please email <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:ctf-support@tracelabs.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">ctf-support@tracelabs.org</a> or open a #get-support ticket in our Discord. Rules/Restrictions<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For this CTF, contestants can participate as a Solo Team or a Team of up to 4. Each person must have their own ticket.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">All participants must be over 18 years old or age of majority (whichever is higher in your jurisdiction), or to be supervised as part of an organized team (for example, a computer club with an adult leader).&nbsp;</li></ul>Prizes and Recognition We have prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, along with the Most Valuable OSINT (MVO), along with random prizes. All participants receive a digital badge, with winners receiving additional digital badges. A full overview of our badges can be viewed on the Search Party page on our <a fr-original-style="" href="https://tracelabs.org/initiatives/search-party" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">website</a>.&nbsp; Please note: All ticket sales are final. You may transfer your ticket to another person as long as you have not already setup your account in the CTF platform. Simply give them your ticket information and e-mail <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:ctf-support@tracelabs.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">ctf-support@tracelabs.org</a> to let us know. &nbsp;If you have already setup your platform access and wish to transfer your ticket, you may do so up to 48 hours prior to event start time by e-mailing <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:ctf-support@tracelabs.org" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">ctf-support@tracelabs.org</a>.&nbsp;Requests received less than 48 hours prior to event start will not be considered.&nbsp;

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for signing up for the Trace Labs Search Party CTF on <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{date-variable-e740fc8d-0636-4a27-8cb4-ad45d5acf17a}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">Date .&nbsp; Please add the Search Party to your calendar using this&nbsp;<span contenteditable="false" data-button-color="{{#285d4b}}" data-custom-link="{{https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Nm1tZmpmcDB2aTM3NWwyN2xnaHBzYjV0NTkgY18xZWY3MWFhYTA2MThjYWQyOWNlMzFjZTAzZDMwYjBlYjI1NTA5ODNkNWNlZGJjN2I1YWE5ZWE1OWY2Yzg5YjNkQGc&tmsrc=c_1ef71aaa0618cad29ce31ce03d30b0eb2550983d5cedbc7b5aa9ea59f6c89b3d%40group.calendar.google.com}}" data-custom-variable="{{custom-link-button-74ac4b13-54ba-4f7a-9a0d-0d99b7453b09}}" data-text="{{Calendar Invite}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-button" fr-original-style="background-color: #285d4b" style="background-color: rgb(40, 93, 75); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; border-radius: 8px; height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 16px; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 20px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">Calendar Invite&nbsp;button. Event Checklist<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Go to <a fr-original-style="" href="https://tracelabs.org/searchparty" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://tracelabs.org/searchparty</a> and<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Watch the Training Playlist</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Read the Search Party Rules</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Read the participant guide</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Complete Participant Orientation at <a fr-original-style="" href="https://tracelabs-coaches.coursestack.com/courses/0f791b97-a859-4407-8e56-dc57e67a6ac1" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://tracelabs-coaches.coursestack.com/courses/0f791b97-a859-4407-8e56-dc57e67a6ac1</a></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Register on the Search Party Platform (instructions are sent via a second email</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Make sure your Discord login works by going to <a fr-original-style="" href="https://tracelabs.org/discord" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://tracelabs.org/discord</a>.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Make sure you gave us the right username (you&#39;ll have the CTF Participant role within 72 hours of registering on the CTF platform).</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Subscribe to #ctf-news to stay up-to-date.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Join the #team-match channel if you need to form a team or find additional members for your team.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Get help with channel access by going to the #get-support channel (quicker than email)</li></ul></li></ul>As a special offer, you may also register for our upcoming L100 and L150 webinars for a discounted rate. Use code CTF-October2026 to receive $5 off your ticket at <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.tracelabs.org/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.tracelabs.org/tickets</a>.&nbsp; - Trace Labs Staffctf-support@tracelabs.org

Tickets go on sale October 3 at Noon Eastern Time------Join us for our Global OSINT Search Party CTF to crowdsource OSINT to assist law enforcement on real missing persons cases! This event is open to all skills levels, from brand new to advanced. You will be provided with a free Orientation to make sure you are comfortable with the platform, process, and rules.  CommunicationImmediately after registering, you will receive a confirmation email, then shortly after, a platform registration email. If you do not receive one or both of these, check your spam. If they aren't there,  please email <a href="mailto:ctf-support@tracelabs.org" target="_blank">ctf-support@tracelabs.org</a> or open a #get-support ticket in our Discord. Rules/Restrictions<ul><li>For this CTF, contestants can participate as a Solo Team or a Team of up to 4. Each person must have their own ticket. </li><li>All participants must be over 18 years old or age of majority (whichever is higher in your jurisdiction), or to be supervised as part of an organized team (for example, a computer club with an adult leader). </li></ul>Prizes and Recognition We have prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, along with the Most Valuable OSINT (MVO), along with random prizes. All participants receive a digital badge, with winners receiving additional digital badges. A full overview of our badges can be viewed on the Search Party page on our <a href="https://tracelabs.org/initiatives/search-party" target="_blank">website</a>.  Please note: All ticket sales are final. You may transfer your ticket to another person as long as you have not already setup your account in the CTF platform. Simply give them your ticket information and e-mail <a href="mailto:ctf-support@tracelabs.org" target="_blank">ctf-support@tracelabs.org</a> to let us know.  If you have already setup your platform access and wish to transfer your ticket, you may do so up to 48 hours prior to event start time by e-mailing <a href="mailto:ctf-support@tracelabs.org" target="_blank">ctf-support@tracelabs.org</a>. Requests received less than 48 hours prior to event start will not be considered.

Trace Labs Organization

Global OSINT Search Party CTF 2026-10

Virtual Event

CTF Participant

$25

Black Badges Winners (Code Required)

$25

Student Ticket

$25