Es ist alles in Butter (OSINT)
This challenge involved identifying a supermarket located in Germany based on the challenge description and the provided image. The title "Es ist alles in Butter" is a German phrase that roughly translates to "Everything is fine" or literally "Everything is in butter."
Understanding the Challenge
The challenge provides a challenge description in French and an image of what looks like some sort of limestone castle or something similar. The description can be translated easily with google translate (or if you know French) and we get the hint that we are looking for this certain supermarket with a bread slicer. This gives us a clue that it is either a bakery or a larger supermarket, which would typically have a bread slicer.
Analyzing the Images
The first step, after translating the challenge description, was to carefully examine all the provided image for clues:
- First, we get an image of the exterior of the nearby building
- This exteror shot can be thrown into google lens or some other reverse image search to help us narrow down the name of the location
- One of the results tells us that the name is Schultheiss Quartier, and looking at the street view of this location confirms that this is where the photo was taken
Narrowing Down the Location
After identifying the location in the photo as Scultheiss Quartier, I searched for all supermarket locations in the area. I then systematically checked each location using Google Street View and satellite imagery to find a match with the provided image that could be a potential candidate.
Key features I looked for in the images:
- The distinctive street layout visible in the aerial shots
- The architectural style of the building
- The surrounding businesses and landmarks
- The position of the store entrance relative to the street and mall
Finding the Exact Location
After looking at the locations and street view of the most probable supermarkets, I was able to identify the specific store as Kaufland Berlin-Moabit, located in the Moabit district of Berlin. This location was directly next to the location where the photograph was taken so it seemed like it was definitely the most likely candidate. The formatting for this flag was the most annoying part as it was not indicated which parts of the store name was the actual flag so trying different variations I finally landed on the correct flag. The other first submitted flags were a nearby bakery which didn't end up being correct.
