Geoint 2.0

Platform: hl_hacker | Category: OSINT | Type: Challenge | Difficulty: Medium | OS: Linux | Author: XESXOR | Date: 2025-12-30 | Status: Solved Techniques: Visual landmark identification (street signs, restaurant names), Italian language recognition, Geolocation by street name, Cross-referencing restaurant locations, Photo perspective analysis (taken FROM vs taken OF)

Summary

Flag format: CODEBY{Restaurant}

Geoint 2.0 — hl_hacker

Description

Всё ещё проще - найдите название ресторана, в котором было сделано фото (Find the name of the restaurant where the photo was taken)

Flag format: CODEBY{Restaurant}

File: geoint_2.zip → task.jpg

URL: http://193.84.2.15:16700/geoint_2.zip

Analysis

1. Metadata Check

 bash read-only • copy allowed Copy
exiftool task.jpg

No GPS coordinates — visual analysis required.

2. Image Analysis

The photo shows:

Street signs:

• Sign "VIA GISIRA" — Italian street name
• This is a street in Catania, Sicily, near the famous fish market La Pescheria ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‍

Restaurant across the street:

• Sign "FRIGGITORIA POPOLARE" — visible across the street
• Text "DAL 1907" (since 1907)
• This is NOT the restaurant where the photo was taken — this is the restaurant ACROSS the street

Decorative elements:

• Colorful umbrellas above the street (typical Italian street decoration)
• Octopus graffiti on the wall
• Historic district architecture

3. Key Insight

Important: The photo was taken FROM a restaurant, not OF the Friggitoria Popolare restaurant!

Need to find the restaurant on the opposite side of Via Gisira. ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‍

4. Restaurant Search

Friggitoria Popolare is located at Via Gisira 2.

Searching for restaurants across the street on Via Gisira revealed:

L'ISKA — a seafood restaurant at Via Gisira 5, located directly across from Friggitoria Popolare.

Solution

1. Download geoint_2.zip
2. Extract → task.jpg
3. Check exiftool — no GPS
4. Visual analysis:
   - Sign "VIA GISIRA" → Catania, Sicily
   - Sign "FRIGGITORIA POPOLARE" across the street
5. Understand perspective: photo taken FROM a restaurant looking at Friggitoria
6. Search for restaurants on Via Gisira across from Friggitoria Popolare
7. Found L'ISKA (Via Gisira 5)
8. Flag format includes city: REDACTED

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Common Mistakes

1. Wrong perspective — mistaking the visible restaurant for the shooting location
2. Ignoring flag format — not including the city in the answer
3. Superficial search — stopping at the first restaurant found

Useful Resources

• Google Maps Street View for virtual street walk
• TripAdvisor / Google Maps for list of restaurants on the street
• Search by street name + city for precise localization ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‍