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FBI Issues Code Cracking Challenge

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the test-your-skillz dept.

coondoggie writes to tell us that the FBI has issued another cracking challenge for a new cipher on their site. Tens of thousands responded to a similar challenge last year. In addition to the challenge, the FBI is also offering a few primers on the subject. There are a number of sites offering cipher challenges, but it's funny to see the FBI encouraging such behavior.

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  1. First Post by Hadlock · · Score: 5, Funny

    Love the article:
     
     

    coondoggie writes to tell us that the FBI has issued another cracking challenge for a new cipher on their site. Tens of thousands responded to a similar challenge last year. In addition to the challenge the FBI is also offering a few primers on the subject. There are a number of sites offering cipher challenges, just funny to see the FBI encouraging...NO CARRIER

    Hillarious.

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    1. Re:First Post by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 3, Funny

      Maybe their service was just disconnected because they didn't pay their phone bill.

    2. Re:First Post by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hillarious.

      RING
      RING
      CONNECT 1200
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      NO CARRIER

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    3. Re:First Post by anomnomnomymous · · Score: 3, Funny

      To be honest, I find it quite mountainarious.

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  2. Oh, the fun and prizes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The winner receives an all expense 1 way trip to the tropical island of Cuba!

    1. Re:Oh, the fun and prizes! by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

      "You'll love our fun-filled resort on beautiful Guantanamo Bay!"

      Meh. The resort is okay, but I hear the service is torture!

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    2. Re:Oh, the fun and prizes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      "You'll love our fun-filled resort on beautiful Guantanamo Bay!"

      Meh. The resort is okay, but I hear the service is torture!

      I heard the place is full of violent, religious fanatics who hate America.

      I'd rather vacation somewhere like Europe where they're not violent, religious fanatics.

  3. This will really piss of the Chinese by Alain+Williams · · Score: 5, Funny

    or whichever foreign government owns the code that the FBI has just recruited the bright kids on the Internet to crack :-)

  4. FBI's "Add yourself to suspect database contest by Jason+Quinn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear citizens: Please inform us if you have the talents necessary to be suspects in criminal cyber-cracking cases. That is all. Love, The FBI

  5. Re:Fill in the blank by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, actually, I think it's supposed to be

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  6. I cracked it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Be sure to drink your ovaltine"

    What the hell does that mean?