Challenge description
Elf Lola is an elf-of-interest. Has she been helping the Christmas Monster? lets use all available data to find more information about her! We must protect The Best Festival Company!
Challenge Overview
We are provided with an image for analysis:
Our goal is to perform Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques to extract key information related to "Lola."
Task 1: What is Lola's date of birth?
To begin, we use exiftool to extract metadata from the image:
exiftool image.png
The metadata reveals the Creator field as:
Creator: JLolax1Using this identifier, a Google search was performed:
The first result links to a Twitter profile which provides the necessary personal information:
Lola's date of birth is clearly displayed as:
Answer: December 29, 1900
Task 2: What is Lola's current occupation?
Further investigation on social media platforms, particularly Twitter, reveals that Lola is currently working as:
Answer: Santa's Helper
Task 3: What phone does Lola make?
An image on her blog showcases the phone model associated with Lola:
Based on the visual, we can identify the device as:
Answer: iPhone X
Task 4: What date did Lola first start her photography?
Using the Wayback Machine, we examined Lola's blog's archived content:
The post from October 23, 2019, states:
"I started as a freelance photographer five years ago today!"
By subtracting five years from the 2019 post date, we determine the start date of her photography journey:
Answer: 23/10/2014
Task 5: What famous woman does Lola have on her web page?
Upon visiting her personal website, we find an image prominently featuring a well-known historical figure in computing:
The person is clearly identified as:
Answer: Ada Lovelace