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Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, USA · 8th, 9th and 10th August 2025
Live Recon Contest
8th-9th August 2025
27+ hours of hybrid (online + offline) OSINT on multiple real-world target companies and live reconnaissance. Both contests were found challenging by participants as they struggled through the full run. Live Recon featured 47 teams with 67 participants; findings included 367 web logins impacted by infostealers and the Dark Web, and 14,500+ lines of unique raw data points (subdomains, IPs, emails, URLs, GitHub accounts, LinkedIn profiles).
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GE(O)SINT Contest
8th-10th August 2025
Players were dropped into random Street View locations and raced to pinpoint their spot using only visual clues - a fast, fun way to showcase Geo-OSINT skills and prove that sharp eyes can take you anywhere in the world. 232 players; 40 semi-finalists; 20 finalists. Top score 23,500 / 25,000.
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