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aislyn
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Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 77
[TRAILHEAD] Stop VT Received the following email from M L (stopvtSPLAT gmail.com), subject "Feeling useful?":
This leads to a blog titled "The VT Chronicles" written by "Fred." The February 16th entry, "About my town," is encoded:
Quote:
VGhleSBhcmUgd2F0Y2hpbmcgbWUuLi4gSSBrbm93IHRoZXkgYXJlLCBzbyBJIGFtIGdvaW5nIHRv IGVuY3J5cHQgbW9zdCBvZiB3aGF0IEkgdHlwZSBmcm9tIG5vdyBvbi4gU28sIHJlbWVtYmVyIHRv IGtlZXAgeW91ciBjeXBoZXJzIHJlYWR5LiBvay4uLiBoZXJlIHdlIGdvLg==
TXkgdG93biBpcyB1bmRlciB0aGUgdGh1bWIgb2YgYW4gZXZpbCBvcmdhbml6YXRpb24uIFRoZXkg bWFrZSBwZW9wbGUgd2hvIHRhbGsgYWJvdXQgdGhlbSBkaXNhcHBlYXIuIFlvdSBjYW4gYnV5IHBy b3RlY3Rpb24gZnJvbSB0aGVtLCBmb3IgYSBzbWFsbCBmZWUuIEkgcGxhbiB0byBrZWVwIG15IHBy b3RlY3Rpb24gcGxhbiBhcyBsb25nIGFzIEkgY2FuLi4uIE15IGZyaWVuZHMgYW5kIEkgaGF2ZSBi ZWVuIHRyeWluZyB0byB0YWtlIHRoZW0gZG93biBmb3IgYSB3aGlsZS4gV2UgY2FuJ3QgZmluZCBh bnkgd2F5IHRvIGdldCBpbnRvIHRoZWlyIHN5c3RlbSBhbmQgZG8gYW55dGhpbmcgdXNlZnVsLiBX ZSB3YW50IGFueW9uZSB3aG8gcmVhZHMgdGhpcyBhbmQgY2FuIGhlbHAgdG8gam9pbiBvdXIgc2lk ZS4uLiBUaGV5IGhhdmUgYmVlbiBraWxsaW5nIHBlb3BsZSBmb3IgYXQgbGVhc3QgMjAgeWVhcnMg bm93Li4u
Which is :
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Base64 for:
They are watching me... I know they are, so I am going to encrypt most of what I type from now on. So, remember to keep your cyphers ready. ok... here we go. My town is under the thumb of an evil organization. They make people who talk about them disappear. You can buy protection from them, for a small fee. I plan to keep my protection plan as long as I can... My friends and I have been trying to take them down for a while. We can't find any way to get into their system and do anything useful. We want anyone who reads this and can help to join our side... They have been killing people for at least 20 years now...
I hope this hasn't already been posted, but I did check around first.
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:40 pm
JohnnyCon7
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Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 202 Location: Boston, MA
I sent stopvtSPLATgmail.com an e-mail, we'll see what happens *shrug*
Edit: Got a response
Quote:
From : M L <stopvt>
Sent : Friday, February 16, 2007 6:58 PM
To : <johnnycon7>
Subject : Re:
I will keep you in this loop then.
On 2/16/07, <johnnycon7> wrote:
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you take down the
organization.
I'll be listening, YW5kIHdhdGNoaW5nLg==
-Johnny
And also Welcheburg means "some castle" in German
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:18 pm
Esteed
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Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 1147 Location: Delaware
The guy says he's 17, so I figured checking around on Myspace would be a decent idea. Looks like he's not on Myspace, but maybe I just didn't have the right words to search for. I sent him an email, hopefully I can get in on this one.
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:04 pm
Slyfingers
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Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 110
This looks interesting. And less creepy. So I sent an email off with an encoded message letting him know I'm ready to help, but in plaintext said "Here are the random letters and numbers you ordered. Let me know if you want more."
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:29 am
Nytris Oxyde
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Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 22
The name's Nytris Oxyde, and this is my second foray into the community, the first being VP on the Unfiction chatrooms. I sent the guy an email, and I'll post what I can after he replies.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:25 am
wisdomwarrior
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Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 71
I sent him an email to his addy, in code, asking how we can help. This is the reply I got. Was coded as well...
Quote:
The best way to help now is to just stay informed, and pay attention when decoding things, they may not always be what they look like.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:27 pm
JohnnyCon7
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Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 202 Location: Boston, MA
just curious, what kind of code did he send his message in wisdomwarrior?
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:41 pm
wisdomwarrior
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JohnnyCon7 wrote:
just curious, what kind of code did he send his message in wisdomwarrior?
No problem, JohnnyCon7... It was Base64 to Rot-13.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:53 pm
Slyfingers
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Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 110
I got a reply as well, same thing Base64 to rot-13, says to keep checking blog.
Still checking the blog by the way. Nothing new as of.... now.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:54 pm
danashulps
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Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 91
New Blog Post Character info Well, new blog post from our friend.
Quote:
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Welcheburg
I was out by the cliffs today.
I guess I should tell you why that is surprising, or even who I am. My name is Friedrich Nehme, I'm 17 years old, and live in Welcheburg, New Hampshire. I've been living here for about a year now. My time has been full of trouble. Our town has some minor problems... you know, the normal everyday stuff.... the Organization mainly.
I'm Nicholas, by the way... nice to meet everyone.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:17 pm
KungFuJoe
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Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 5
wisdomwarrior wrote:
JohnnyCon7 wrote:
just curious, what kind of code did he send his message in wisdomwarrior?
No problem, JohnnyCon7... It was Base64 to Rot-13.
I'm very to new to the ARG scene. Can you tell me how you got this? I tried to run the message through the Base64 decoder, but a lot of it came out gibberish. How is it encoded using both Base64 *and* Rot-13?
Thanks!
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:32 pm
Slyfingers
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There is a comment on the first encoded posting on the blog, not sure whether it is one of us or an IG clue.
From brian: (profile on blogger not visible)
SGksDQoNCkp1c3QgcmVhZCB5b3VyIG1lc3Nh
Z2UuIEkgd291bGQgbGlrZSB0byBqb2luIHl
vdXIgc2lkZSBhbmQgaGVscCB5b3UuIEUtbW
FpbCBtZTogc2lnbnVwQG5ld2IwMDAwLnBsdX
MuY29tIGFuZCBsZXQgbWUga25vdyB3aGF0IE
kgY2FuIGRvLg0KDQpCcmlhbg==
It has an email address inside it, I am sending an encoded message to find out more. If it's "one of us" then I'm saying "hi" otherwise I'll keep people posted.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:36 pm
Slyfingers
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After you Base64 decode, take that result and put it through Rot-13. (Cut and paste is your friend here.) That should take care of it.
Check out This link for a good resource of commonly used tools.
There is a link there for a page with a bunch of cyphertext tools. Good luck and welcome to the fun!
[edit - fixed url link - kona]
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:39 pm
newb0y
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Slyfingers wrote:
There is a comment on the first encoded posting on the blog, not sure whether it is one of us or an IG clue.
From brian: (profile on blogger not visible)
SGksDQoNCkp1c3QgcmVhZCB5b3VyIG1lc3Nh
Z2UuIEkgd291bGQgbGlrZSB0byBqb2luIHl
vdXIgc2lkZSBhbmQgaGVscCB5b3UuIEUtbW
FpbCBtZTogc2lnbnVwQG5ld2IwMDAwLnBsdX
MuY29tIGFuZCBsZXQgbWUga25vdyB3aGF0IE
kgY2FuIGRvLg0KDQpCcmlhbg==
It has an email address inside it, I am sending an encoded message to find out more. If it's "one of us" then I'm saying "hi" otherwise I'll keep people posted.
Hi all, that was me that sent that message.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:59 pm
danashulps
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Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 91
Beast of Black River? I'm wondering if there's a connection between this game and the Beast of Black River game that ended last week or whenever... I heard about that on the ARGN netcast so I read through the threads.
That was about a town in New Hampshire, just like Welcheburg, under the thumb of an evil Organization. It was about a boy who tried to take down the organization with his friends.
Does that sound familiar?
Just wondering... If we see a beast attack soon, we'll know.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:27 pm
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