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Sep 2024
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89. Cicada 3301 - The Internet’s Greates...

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Payton delves into the enigma of Cicada 3301, a cryptic online puzzle that challenged only the world's most skilled hackers. Who was behind it, and what was its purpose?


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Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/cicada-solving-the-webs-deepest-mystery-84394/amp/ 

Medium - https://medium.com/@talktorahul.b/what-is-cicada-3301-mystery-74de69dba653  

Virginia Tech Magazine - https://www.archive.vtmag.vt.edu/sum15/ology.html  

The Face - https://theface.com/life/cicada-3301-the-codebreakers-still-working-on-the-internets-strangest-mystery 

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/10/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and-failed-spectacularly  

GitHub - https://github.com/scream314/cicada3301/blob/master/liber_primus.md 

ScreenRant - https://screenrant.com/dark-web-true-story-cicada-3301-internet-mystery/  

Uncovering Cicada - https://uncovering-cicada.fandom.com/wiki/How_the_solved_pages_of_the_Liber_Primus_were_solved 

Nox Populi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua8iP5VOclQ&t=13s 


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