Maltego Community OSINT CTF 2026 Writeup🔥

Maltego Community OSINT CTF 2026(2026/2/7 15:00~19:00 CET)

I participated with team: GO_MECHANICAL_WHEN_YOU_UNSURE.
This was my second time participating in the Maltego OSINT CTF.

Team Result

Ranked 27 out of 158 teams (top 17%) with 461point

This is our team scoring chart

My Result

I solved 9 challenges listed below.

• Romanian PMC - 1
• Romanian PMC - 2
• Romanian PMC - 3
• Romanian PMC - 3 - Bonus
• Romanian PMC - 4
• Romanian PMC - 6
• The Grinch - 5
• The Grinch - 6
• Gamer Gambling - 5

This is my scoring chart

Struggled Challenges

Romanian PMC - 4

This article (https://www.riseproject.ro/en/investigations/uncategorized/how-chinese-companies-worked-with-horatiu-potra-a-former-mercenary/) mentions a company similarly named to AO FUTURO LTD, linked to Horatiu Potra, but located in Malta. It also mentions a woman cooperating with him and involved in this company.
What is the name of this woman? As written on the Maltese paperwork.

I read entire article but I wasn't sure how to figure out the woman's name. Since I'm not an native English speaker, and the topic was difficult for me. So i translated whole paragraphs and tried about 15mins but was in vain. I used Gemini, ChatGPT to support me, and they kept telling me that the woman's name is "Maria Tătar" which turned out to be incorrect(also the name is in the articele). So i did some research on google and found the website called The Offshore Leaks Database which has the page for the company "AO FUTURO LIMITED" mentioned in the article. I found the correct person in the CONNECTIONS section in the page.

The Grinch - 5, 6

The Grinch - 5

What company was the previous owner of the Grinch?

The Grinch - 6

UML Dorset Ltd acquired this vessel using a loan. What is the name of the lender?

I asked gemini how to search for company information for the The Grinch - 5 and it recommended me to use Equasis. You have to sign up to use this service. I searched with IMO number and saw Ship History, where i got a correct name of the previous owner of Grinch.
To find the name of the lender of UML DORSET LTD for The Grinch - 6, i googled the company name "UML DORSET LTD". You'll find a page on gov.uk for the company in the search result. Since we have the transaction date(17 December 2018) of Grinch from Ship History page i mentioned above, you can find the transaction at the bottom in Charges tab. Then you'll find a company name "Northern Shipping Iii LP" as the person entitled, which was misleading and almost correct(i was trapped by this for 15mins😭).
You can click and see the details for the transaction. And then there is a PDF file that has 9 pages. Click it and you'll find the company name "Northern Shipping Fund Iii LP" at the first paragraph of page 3. I spent nearly 30mins for this😣

Gamer Gambling - 5

What is the name of the statutory director of Fortuna Games N.V. ?

Fortuna Games N.V. is incorporated as an N.V. (Naamloze Vennootschap), which is a corporate form commonly used for companies registered in Curaçao.
The statutory seat refers to the company’s official registered office, as defined under corporate law, and is information that appears only in official company registration records.
Therefore, in order to identify the statutory seat of Fortuna Games N.V., it is necessary to use the search with Curaçao Chamber of Commerce, which is the official business registry for companies incorporated in Curaçao.