Cicada 3301: Deciphering the Web’s Greatest Mystery
What Is Cicada 3301? Cicada 3301 is the name given to an anonymous group that posted three rounds of cryptographic puzzles on the open internet between 2012 and 2014, recruiting “highly intelligent individuals” through layered ciphers, steganography, GPS coordinates, and physical posters in cities around the world. The organization’s identity, funding, and end goal remain […]