Three codes could be found hidden in the HTML source of the In Different Times post on the Investigate Ingress blog.
[1] tshm35iga35cmb2
[2] 3645173717564516657656x6x6u67667376595u6
[3] 24hwge5105ry595
Code #1
Observations
15 characters with the right amount of numbers for a passcode format.
Make a 3×5 grid
t |
s |
h |
m |
3 |
5 |
i |
g |
a |
3 |
5 |
c |
m |
b |
2 |
Read left from the upper right H
hst53magic532bm
Code #2
Observations
40 characters, mostly numbers and a few letters in the high range.
Atbash numbers and letters
7465937393546594453454c4c4f43443734515f4
Make pairs
74 65 93 73 93 54 65 94 45 34 54 c4 c4 f4 34 43 73 45 15 f4
This is clearly hex. Ascii numbers in hex fall in the 30 to 39 range. Looking at the string we can see that it is reversed. Reverse it
4f 51 54 37 34 43 4f 4c 4c 45 43 54 49 56 45 39 37 39 56 47
Convert hex to Ascii
OQT74COLLECTIVE979VG
Code #3
Observations
15 characters, we have enough letters for a prefix and suffix but way too many numbers
[hint]There is a keyword substitution in there[/hint]
Make a 5×3 grid
2 |
4 |
h |
w |
g |
e |
5 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
r |
y |
5 |
9 |
5 |
Read going left from the upper right G
gwh425015e595yr
The keyword should be read as 50 1 5 e. Then convert roman numerals to get live
gwh42live595yr
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