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bambusar · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:30 am

bambusar · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:28 am

Gents and Gals we have new messages

Agent code 18029
http://pastebin.com/CHTrG0pq

Code:

/NOTE/STANDBY FOR POSITION UPDATE Z00010613/

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-06%2004-20%20UTC%20-%20303-309-0004%20-%2018029.wav

Agent code 18016
http://pastebin.com/qCZb9MDi

Code:

Z 030033Z JAN 13 SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5 MSGID/ORDER// SUBJ/ORDER 16041_47// /FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII// /OBJ/00001/ PLEASE FILL ORDER REF 16041_47 ADD AB101 ADD AB101-DOC NEW ADDRESS ON FILE USE LOCATION CODE USAZ728 //

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-06%2004-29%20UTC%20-%20303-309-0004%20-%2018016.wav

Agent code 18017
http://pastebin.com/U4HA2CVE

Code:

Z 040002Z JAN 13 SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5 MSGID/ORDER// SUBJ/ORDER 16041_48// /FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII// /OBJ/00001/ PLEASE FILL ORDER "BOOK" REQUESTED UNABLE TO DETERMINE ORDER NUMBER OR TYPE. DAMAGE INDICATED, POSSIBLY COMPROMISED. //

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-06%2004-29%20UTC%20-%20303-309-0004%20-%2018017.wav

Agent code 18018
http://pastebin.com/pRT0BwUr

Code:

Z 040511Z JAN 13 SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5 MSGID/ORDER// SUBJ/ORDER 16041_48// /FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII// /OBJ/00001/ CANCEL ORDER. MORE SPECIFC. BOOK TYPE AS FOLLOWS: BOOK-CODE-30A BOOK-GUID-001 BOOK-OBST-003 SEND KEEP ALIVE TO GET CONFIRMATION. DO NOT PROVIDE ORDER VALUES. SHE SHOULD KNOW. //

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-06%2004-29%20UTC%20-%20303-309-0004%20-%2018018.wav

bambusar · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:04 pm

we are glad for all the lurkers
no problem if you just watch everybody have to do what he is good for
maybe next puzzle will be made just for the skill set you have

we are welcoming all the people, except few exceptions that got banned for various resons... but ban list on irc is empty atm

You are all free to call Message desk guy, he might be lonely.
You can reach him on 202-204-2303
Here is the list of tried numbers. If you get any extraordinary result post here.

http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Message_Desk

zzaryn · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:20 pm

Still just lurking (honestly, don't expect me to contribute), and I am very glad that this is going. Keep up the good work! Smile

ndemeter · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:37 pm

OK will do. I am going to park my butt on the IRC channel tonight. Smile

Thanks again!

bambusar · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:34 pm

We are still alive and well

For all the people who are visiting us, stay in channel a bit longer. We havent got any new messages or puzzles for few days and in cases like that channel always become more silent.

Currently we are waiting for that AB-101 modem one of our guys ordered at message desk.

And yes aou are right. Message desk guy seem the most important communication way between us and game creator atm.

ndemeter: free to join http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#arg
next time stay connected a bit longer, we are far from the hype of first month when 100 people was watching the chat 24/7

now things settled down, all trolls lost the game long ago, all gam jackers lost their fun, people who are still in channel are only the old rusty coders and phreaks who will die tryng to get to the bottom of this

ndemeter · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:28 pm

What's going on with this? I tried to get on the IRC chat yesterday but it was rather quiet even though there were a lot of people joined in the room.

Am I correct to assume that at this point the team is still talking to a "real" person on the other end of the phone trying different codes? Or have we moved on from that?

Thanks bambusar for keeping a log here of this! Smile

Jaytenthousand · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:57 pm

The effort and resources that have gone into this on both ends of this game are staggering. Excellently done.

To echo earlier sentiments: If you need a package picked up in NorthEast Ontario, i'm up for it.

bambusar · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:36 pm

dumpind three recordings when we catched MD guy we call him Jeff now on dialer

http://dialer.otp22.com/2012-11-27%2022-56%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%20160410.wav here is a bit bored
<Lurker69> http://dialer.otp22.com/2012-11-28%2001-39%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2016041.wav another
http://dialer.otp22.com/2012-11-28%2003-07%20UTC%20-%2048-22-307-1061%20-%20666666666.wav
last one is when he put dialer on hold with that music
poor jeff

Code:

<Echoshock> It's jeff
<Echoshock> I think his name is Jeff
<OhWelp> jeff doesn't know a whole lot
<OhWelp> jeff's just a guy, you know?
<Echoshock> Well I'm gonna keep callin' that dude Jeff?
<cshepherd> "merry xmas jeff, to you and yours!"
<Echoshock> He answered with "jeff" when I called him.

bambusar · Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 8:55 am

OUR ONLY IDEA SO FAR:
recording consists of 'random' fragments of which some are double(d)

http://postimage.org/image/mtu8w8cyb/full/

full spectogram

now we can start searching for repeated samples and analyzing them or/and putting them to right order

Results of investigation so far:

[15:20] crash_demons Audacity Project with duplicate clips labelled: http://ompldr.org/vZ3RveQ/Vocaroo_s0umnXSktvyC.zip (the ones R6mco and I found tonight at least for http://vocaroo.com/i/s0umnXSktvyC ). Labels with timestamps can be read in text format also: http://pastebin.com/PgCTDUxi
[15:23] crash_demons PS: done with old Audacity 1.3.13-beta (Unicode)
[15:23] crash_demons and with that, I must sleep
[15:26] R6mco my feeling is that the doubled frames may be glued together to form a word or phrase or something

SPOT THE PAIR:
hmm, here is result of my searching for same samples in PS
http://i.imgur.com/Ximzb.jpg
http://pastebin.com/yASEK105

no idea why some sampes have their pairs but vast majority dont
also no sample repeats more than 2 times

bambusar · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:00 am

You mean that long call with all sorts of questions and answers?

We called MD with this code
MDSK KEEP ALIVE, CODE 231003, VERIFY 5F67B

Here is a surprising result:

http://vocaroo.com/i/s03M1f1q7iL3 recording

http://pastebin.com/v94BqDre

Soon after this interesting conversation messages on Message desk changed to newscrambled messages...

http://vocaroo.com/i/s02Dp66yBpUs
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0umnXSktvyC
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0DPJYCDu772

Is is possible that it is one of easier voice inversion modes? http://www.w2sjw.com/radio_sounds.html
http://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/voice.htm

Cleaned up version http://vocaroo.com/i/s10zJyl2m3bK
Sounds like "VOIP with the packets out of order"
We found that some same slices. We are plying with thought id that message is simple substitution cipher in audio form.

Echoshock · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:18 am

Alright, the call we got today was pretty big. Who's gonna do the update?

bambusar · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:12 pm

new message on agent number 18005:

Z 060345Z DEC 12
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/MX-TICKET//
SUBJ/BATT WARNING//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
TRAVEL TO FACILITY
ALPHA SIGMA, EXAMINE
BATTERY SITUATION. USE
GENERATOR CONNECTION TO
RECHARGE IF NEEDED.
REPLACE BATTERY IF NEEDED.
CONFIRM ACTIVATION CODE
99990 ON TASK COMPLETE.
//

very similar than message that was on 18006 before that

bambusar · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:41 am

Adah and nadando figured out how we can order "products" by providing our address (real one) to Message Desk guy.
Orders can be done by using few of the codes we have been receiving recently.
I am not completely sure what codes have been used in what order. Here are full logs

For now we ordered two (or three???) "products":
ab000, ab101 and ab101-doc

Code:

[10:35] nadando use AB000 to make an "order", 30004A to authorize that order

Code:

[10:10] nadando ok
[10:10] nadando got somewhere
[10:10] nadando AB000
[10:10] nadando then he asks for auth code
[10:10] nadando 30004A
[10:11] nadando then he says "and what is that"
[10:11] nadando I say A1BC1B, "you need to put that in and tell me the result"

Code:

[10:15] nadando so AB000 is ABISM ORDERS
[10:15] nadando which is who knows

Code:

[10:35] Adah So AB000 -> 30004A -> ???

and we used first two (or three) lines from Las Vegas Arduino Device (output that starts with A) to confirm the orders.

FNCEV KOMMC WGCTP NNTWI GLWQP
KPKBT UGLJL EXUSQ SENTM JIADP
JDVGP RCPMO LDNHR VOACE FMYNS

bambusar · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:21 am

Echoshock wrote:

If you guys need someone to grab a drop in Portland, Oregon ever, I'm down. Just give me the coordinates and I will grab it as quick as possible. Also, where do you learn how to find all this shit? I wanna learn how to decode like that! Where would you recommend beginning.
Also, tried calling the number. It said the call could not be completed due to a network error.
But yeah, where would I begin learning this kind of thing?
Also, did we ever confirm this as an ARG and not real?

Here is nice place to start learning about cryptography: http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Educational_videos.
Otherwise cryptography is very wide field.

To learn more i recommend to check this thread from beginning. We have 5 different numbers that are part of it (confirmed) now:
303-309-0004 Agent system 1
202-999-3335 Agent system 2
709-700-0122 Scrambled messages
48-22-307-1061 Agent system Polish number
202-204-2303 Message desk direct

Here is how all this started:
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=968161#968161
http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Timeline_of_events

Storyline so far:
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=976767#976767

Main wiki
http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page
Autodialer
http://dialer.otp22.com/?C=N;O=D
Link to our IRC chatroom:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#arg

ARGs that are meant to look like real thing, are impossible to confirm being ARGs if done properly, thus we CAN NOT CONFIRM this is an ARG.
It certainly isnt typical commercial/viral ARG.
But it looks like a game, afterall they included few of our jokes in their messages (iloveyou weloveyou foreverbeautiful, thank you for taking this more seriously).
We dont have any nice videos, nice web pages, nice visual material, coherent easy to understand plot... but only mystery. We have this persistent unanswered questions hanging over this "game": What is this? Who is making it? Why are they making it? What is the meaning of it? What is the endgame?... And this mystery is the main appeal of it.

If you want to get all the authorization codes, verify codes, conformation codes and other codes that we are hiding (XXXXX) on unfiction visit us on IRC. We are not posting this codes so that random people cant use them (some are one time codes only) by accident and not record the result. We are not hiding them for any selfish reasons. Whoever wants to give his address to Message Desk guy to order "the product" can frely do so, just keep in touch with us and report what you get.