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¡Abbie!<p>I didn’t know Visual DOS 2024 was so difficult. I tested it with people really good with cryptograms who kept finishing each puzzle in less than a minute 🫠</p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/gameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gameDev</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>game</span></a></p>
Radio Free Trumpistan<p><a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzles</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=cipher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cipher</span></a></p><p>Well, yesterday I said I'd found a fave new website for cipher puzzles, only to find it was severely curtailed by its idea of timing between puzzles. I went looking for others and found a better one: <a href="https://api.razzlepuzzles.com/cryptogram" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">api.razzlepuzzles.com/cryptogr…</a></p><p>NOW I've found a fave new website for sure.</p>
Tom<p>I shouldn't have to say, "Don't share the answer publicly.", but I am saying it regardless lol</p><p><a href="https://social.crinstamcamp.com/tags/Cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://social.crinstamcamp.com/tags/Cryptograhpy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptograhpy</span></a></p>
Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦<p>Dress code: How a Winnipeg codebreaker cracked one of the 'world's top unsolved messages' | CBC News <a href="https://bit.ly/3vjSZCv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/3vjSZCv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Winnipeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winnipeg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Codebreaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Codebreaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mbpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mbpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/cdnpoli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cdnpoli</span></a></span></p>
Auscandoc<p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/code-silk-dress-cryptogram-1.7056758" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/co</span><span class="invisible">de-silk-dress-cryptogram-1.7056758</span></a> “Bismark Omit leafage buck bank."</p><p>“That seemingly random string of words appears in something called the <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SilkDress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDress</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a>, 23 handwritten lines on two&nbsp;sheets of crinkled paper that were discovered&nbsp;in a hidden pocket of a Victorian-era dress bought in Maine in 2013.&nbsp;“</p>
stefania maurizi<p>Our investigation for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerWeekly</span></a> on new revelations from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Snowden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snowden</span></a> files, based on Jacob Appelbaum's doctoral thesis, is on the newsletter <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptogram</span></a> by the computer security guru, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BruceSchneier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BruceSchneier</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366552520/New-revelations-from-the-Snowden-archive-surface" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computerweekly.com/news/366552</span><span class="invisible">520/New-revelations-from-the-Snowden-archive-surface</span></a></p>
stefania maurizi<p>La nostra inchiesta per @ComputerWeekly sulle nuove rivelazioni dai file di <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Snowden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snowden</span></a>, grazie alla tesi di dottorato di Jacob Appelbaum, è su <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptogram</span></a> del guru della sicurezza informatica Bruce Schneier</p><p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366552520/New-revelations-from-the-Snowden-archive-surface" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computerweekly.com/news/366552</span><span class="invisible">520/New-revelations-from-the-Snowden-archive-surface</span></a></p>
No Nine<p>After some months researching the Penns, father and son suspects in the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/zodiackiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zodiackiller</span></a> case, I was able to create this overlay of half my z340 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> solution placed over the lab floors of MIT's Green Tower. The other half of the cryptogram can be placed over the opposite façade. For more see my <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/zodiacKMAK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zodiacKMAK</span></a> website. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FensterFreitag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WindowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowFriday</span></a></p>
No Nine<p>Connect the dots. Don't miss a clew <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/truecrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truecrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sixties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sixties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fbi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MKUltra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MKUltra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/zodiackiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zodiackiller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptography</span></a> <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv8Ug5XtcxE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv8Ug5Xt</span><span class="invisible">cxE</span></a></p>
No Nine<p>What if the answer to Zodiac was just too complex and difficult for anyone to follow? <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrueCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrueCrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UnsolvedMurder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnsolvedMurder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cypher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cypher</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DomesticTerrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Friday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Friday</span></a> <br><a href="https://zodiackmak.com/2020/08/03/a-2nd-340-vid-so-perfect-no-one-bothers-to-even-look/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zodiackmak.com/2020/08/03/a-2n</span><span class="invisible">d-340-vid-so-perfect-no-one-bothers-to-even-look/</span></a></p>
No Nine<p>The big schlamozzle: something the FBI/CIA still don't want you to see: the 1st solution to the Zodiac's 340 character <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> and my 1st YouTube masterpiece <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/unsolved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsolved</span></a> <a href="https://zodiackmak.com/2020/05/31/youtube-video-1-z340-the-solution-and-new-yt-channel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zodiackmak.com/2020/05/31/yout</span><span class="invisible">ube-video-1-z340-the-solution-and-new-yt-channel/</span></a></p>
No Nine<p>The Zodiac did sign one of his names: Joey Paradice. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UnsolvedCase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnsolvedCase</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sixties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sixties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/californiahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>californiahistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SaturdayFeels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaturdayFeels</span></a> <a href="https://zodiackmak.com/2019/09/01/the-18-character-mishmosh-in-progress/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zodiackmak.com/2019/09/01/the-</span><span class="invisible">18-character-mishmosh-in-progress/</span></a></p>
Gabe Monroy<p>Happy Holidays everyone! I whipped up a quick puzzle that uses some base64:</p><p>NgZg YcZaejbZjc Zg YZhZ iZaZZhZ kZhZr me? </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/base64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>base64</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a></p><p>DM me your solution for a special prize — a picture of a (cold) farm animal of your choice. 🐓🐐🐈🐕</p>
Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:<p>Due to grad school, marathon training, and other things, it's been a long time since I've sat down and solved these cryptographic puzzles. Thinking I might solve these and share some of my favorites. I guess I'll start with the November-December 2022 cover.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptography</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzles</span></a></p>
0x726f63636f<p>So, after deciding in a few days that Mastodon may indeed be the one social media that has a positive impact on my life (vs. all the rest which I abandoned at various times), here's my belated <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>.</p><p>I'm a quasi-middle-aged Italian nerd. I like the usuals (reading, movies, travelling, star trek, star wars except episodes 7 to 9), I love my children and my wife, I'm definitely lgbtqi-friendly and I'm most definitely an atheist. I'm also a member of the ACA (see <a href="https://www.cryptogram.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">cryptogram.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for reference), and I'm learning to play rugby with a local team.</p><p>Regarding the boring stuff (aka how I manage to get food on the table), I have a degree in foreign languages and I speak several at different levels (Italian, English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic), but my career has always been in digital. I'm currently a senior solutions engineer for a US tech firm that serves the marketing and advertising market, meaning I get stuff implemented on other companies' websites and systems. This comes with a good salary and the feeling that I'm selling myself to the devil (yeah, I collaborate with the nice people that give us growing consumerism, the related environmental problems, and all the crap that typically comes out of for-profit social media).</p><p>A lot less boring, I hope, I'm fed up with selling myself to the devil, therefore I'm filling up a large part of my spare time to study and practice information security. My idea is to skill up, collect some useful certifications to prove it, network with the infosec crowd to get some much needed visibility... and then sacrifice my career and a part of my salary on the altar of becoming a better version of myself, and doing a job that has a positive impact on the world. Or at least more positive than what I do now. I'm hoping to finally accomplish that between 2024 and 2025.</p><p>Also, please feel free to always (politely) correct anything stupid I may say. I can take negative feedback as an adult.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cryptogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptogram</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rugby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rugby</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerd</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InformationSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformationSecurity</span></a></p>