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 		[Trailhead] Mr. Input
Just saw this hit the frontpage on Reddit and figured this might be of interest over here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/weo8j/today_a_homeless_looking_man_handed_me_50_and/

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:57 pm
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 		I saw this on Reddit too! I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who thought this reeked of ARG

EDIT: Looks like someone solved it. Can't wait for the followup come July 19th
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 		I find this to be an oddly, very specific event. Or it was random..? Either way I'll be looking at this intently.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:15 pm
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 		Possible explanation is that the poster there is planting a trailhead... I work in NYC so I might just have to go check the spot out on the 19th - I'm marking my calendar now and will see what comes of it!

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 		Keep us updated! ^_^ should be cool to see unfold

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 		Another thread on Reddit's cryptography sub-reddit is figuring out more stuff:

http://www.reddit.com/r/cryptography/comments/wet8g/xpost_from_raskreddit_a_man_was_given_this_piece/

The numbers on the back of the bill are a UNIX timestamp which translates to Thu Jul 19 2012 12:00:00 so this confirms the date and gives me a time

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 		I'm trying to figure out the second part right now. the PM came from an unnamed account "2220944039". that is a prime number and the first three letters are ACK. that references asymmetric key encryption. the use of the prime number indicates RSA.

so i believe.

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solved on reddit.

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cedmilkflopr 2 points 29 seconds ago
I dicphered the second cipher with the help of google!!! Go to http://www.secretcodebreaker.com/autokey-cipher.html, enter the cipher in the input box and use the "F" as the key letter and you get the following:
YOU HAVE MANAGED TO FIND THE MESSAGE WITH THE HELP OF FRIENDS. YOU CHANGED THE RULES NOW SO WILL I. JULY TWELVE FOUR PM. FIND THE BLUE JAY AT SIX AND A HALF AND FIFTY SIXTH AND TELL HIM YOU ARE THE LAST


and this is kind of insane:

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[–]new_b 10 points 21 minutes agoI thought his username (2220944379) should be relevant too since he asks to use proxy. After IP trace, I found this: http://www.ip-adress.com/ip_tracer/2220944379, which gives the IP address: 132.96.235.251, and here's the summary:
IP address : 132.96.235.251
IP country code: US
IP address country: United States
IP address state: Arizona
IP address city: Fort Huachuca
IP postcode: 85613
IP address latitude: 31.5273
IP address longitude: -110.3607
ISP of this IP : US Department of Defense Network
Organization: US Department of Defense Network
Local time in United States: 2012-07-12 00:53


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 		Just ran into this story as well. ARG.. job recruiting..? US Department of Defense? Woah..

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 		you. Can you please come up with a better "name" for this (not "Possible trailhead"? Then edit your first post with new Subject: [Trailhead] Name of ARG.

Thanks.
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Chrisss wrote:
Just ran into this story as well. ARG.. job recruiting..? US Department of Defense? Woah..


I lived for a time in southern Arizona, and the popular rumor was that Huachuca housed a spook-camp (CIA facility).

I hope this thing doesn't end tonight. The meeting should have happened already. I love how the mainstream media has gone nuts over this.

eta: Apparently, it is a training facility for for US Army Human intel, image intel, and electronic intel.

pleasedon'tendtonight!
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 		EDIT: I tracked down the original post which has since been edited, where the author explains how he got the IP address from that number. But it's irrelevant, since he has since added:

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Edit 2: according to OP, the username backwards is his phone number. Sorry to ruin your excitement people :)


So no, not DOD.

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konamouse wrote:
you. Can you please come up with a better "name" for this (not "Possible trailhead"? Then edit your first post with new Subject: [Trailhead] Name of ARG.

Thanks.


Updated - sorry about that!

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dybs wrote:
I'm trying to figure out the second part right now. the PM came from an unnamed account "2220944039". that is a prime number and the first three letters are ACK. that references asymmetric key encryption. the use of the prime number indicates RSA.

so i believe.

edit*

solved on reddit.

Quote:
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Spoiler (Rollover to View):
cedmilkflopr 2 points 29 seconds ago
I dicphered the second cipher with the help of google!!! Go to http://www.secretcodebreaker.com/autokey-cipher.html, enter the cipher in the input box and use the "F" as the key letter and you get the following:
YOU HAVE MANAGED TO FIND THE MESSAGE WITH THE HELP OF FRIENDS. YOU CHANGED THE RULES NOW SO WILL I. JULY TWELVE FOUR PM. FIND THE BLUE JAY AT SIX AND A HALF AND FIFTY SIXTH AND TELL HIM YOU ARE THE LAST


and this is kind of insane:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
[–]new_b 10 points 21 minutes agoI thought his username (2220944379) should be relevant too since he asks to use proxy. After IP trace, I found this: http://www.ip-adress.com/ip_tracer/2220944379, which gives the IP address: 132.96.235.251, and here's the summary:
IP address : 132.96.235.251
IP country code: US
IP address country: United States
IP address state: Arizona
IP address city: Fort Huachuca
IP postcode: 85613
IP address latitude: 31.5273
IP address longitude: -110.3607
ISP of this IP : US Department of Defense Network
Organization: US Department of Defense Network
Local time in United States: 2012-07-12 00:53



Sadly I didn't check Reddit or here all day so missed the updated message - hopefully there will be more info following soon from the original poster.

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