Three codes could be found hidden in the HTML source of the Via Noir: Anomaly Intel II post on the Investigate Ingress blog.
[1] n9u7c831m612p613p621=7k3t7
[2] pydyexvdeddpfyexedyedcefeee
[3] ris91nyy811xj
Code #1
Observations
There’s a lot of numbers in there.
[hint]A bit of math[/hint]
Try a skip of 2
nuc3m1p1p2=kt9781626361737
Look like we have a good start
Split the string in two
nuc3m1p1p2=kt
9781626361737
In the first half we have what seems to look like the start and end of prefix and suffix
Notice those m, p and =. Looks like Niantic math which would be
nuc 3 -1 +1 +2 = kt
Use 3 for all operations
nuc 3 (3-1) (3+1) (3+2) (=3) kt
nuc32453kt
Now we have 13 numbers for the keyword. Can’t be Ascii as we would need an even number. Try Googling the string
Google gives a BIN for a book called Discover Magazine’s Vital Signs
nuc32discover453kt
Try a skip of 2
nuc3m1p1p2=kt9781626361737
Look like we have a good start
Split the string in two
nuc3m1p1p2=kt
9781626361737
In the first half we have what seems to look like the start and end of prefix and suffix
Notice those m, p and =. Looks like Niantic math which would be
nuc 3 -1 +1 +2 = kt
Use 3 for all operations
nuc 3 (3-1) (3+1) (3+2) (=3) kt
nuc32453kt
Now we have 13 numbers for the keyword. Can’t be Ascii as we would need an even number. Try Googling the string
Google gives a BIN for a book called Discover Magazine’s Vital Signs
nuc32discover453kt
Code #2
Observations
27 letters, notice that lots of them are repeating
[hint]2 steps to get the passcode. Check the range of those letters.[/hint]
The code includes a lot of D, E, P, and Y. Because it’s 27 letters first instinct was to think of morse but nothing came up. Let’s try to convert letters to numbers using a=0
15 24 3 24 4 23 21 3 4 3 3 15 5 24 4 23 4 3 24 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 4
Notice the range of these numbers, no single digit is higher than 5. Polybius square uses a range from 1 to 5.
Pair those digits
15 24 32 44 23 21 34 33 15 52 44 23 43 24 43 24 54 44
Use this grid to map out the letters
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ejmthfonewthsisiyt
ejm34new366yt
The code includes a lot of D, E, P, and Y. Because it’s 27 letters first instinct was to think of morse but nothing came up. Let’s try to convert letters to numbers using a=0
15 24 3 24 4 23 21 3 4 3 3 15 5 24 4 23 4 3 24 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 4
Notice the range of these numbers, no single digit is higher than 5. Polybius square uses a range from 1 to 5.
Pair those digits
15 24 32 44 23 21 34 33 15 52 44 23 43 24 43 24 54 44
Use this grid to map out the letters
1
2
3
4
5
1
a
b
c
d
e
2
f
g
h
j
k
3
l
m
n
o
p
4
q
r
s
t
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5
v
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x
y
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ejmthfonewthsisiyt
ejm34new366yt
Code #3
Observations
Passcode format is there, go through your usual basic ciphers
Atbash and ROT didn’t give anything good to work with, next up is morse manipulation
Convert to morse
.-. .. ... ----. .---- -. -.-- -.-- ---.. .---- .---- -..- .---
Swap the morse bits
-.- -- --- ....- -.... .- .-.. .-.. ...-- -.... -.... .--. -...
Convert morse to text
KMO46ALL366PB
Atbash and ROT didn’t give anything good to work with, next up is morse manipulation
Convert to morse
.-. .. ... ----. .---- -. -.-- -.-- ---.. .---- .---- -..- .---
Swap the morse bits
-.- -- --- ....- -.... .- .-.. .-.. ...-- -.... -.... .--. -...
Convert morse to text
KMO46ALL366PB
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