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Lonjanis
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 		[Trailhead] Cell2536
Strange email/ drawings
Hey guys, I got some strange stuff sent to me today, odd drawings that I don't really know what to make of.

The first email had the image cell2536.jpg attached, and was followed instantly by another email containing this


Quote:
Warning - Security Breach - Cell2536

Code-325: Sending Email to unknown source
-Your Email address has been noted-

Please contact □□□□□□□□□□□□□□ 'IT Security Department'


I replied to the first email ( but not the second) saying I couldn't understand, and I got another image sent to me later,of a figure in a cage. entitled INtroDUCtion.jpg.
Only the security breach email had legible text the other two just had these "□□□□□□□□□□□□□□"

Straight up this feels like an ARG to me, however one I don't really have time for that kind of commitment, and well I am horrifically bad at puzzle solving.
So I am just going to leave the email I was sent it from here, and see if you guys can make heads or tails of this stuff.

cell2536SPLATgmail.com
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:46 pm
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mrshomersimpson
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 		EDIT IF YOU WISH TO JUMP STRAIGHT TO TAL'S RECAP THEN PLEASE CLICK THIS BELOW LINK... ITS A GREAT RECAP FOR NEW PLAYERS EDITED (26/08/2012) http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=36071&start=195

(sorry for caps wanted it to be noticed ! Razz

ok so i emailed.

curiosity got the better of me Razz anything trapped in a cell has my interest!

anyway i got this reply

Warning - Security Breach - Cell2536

Code-325: Sending Email to unknown source
-Your Email address has been noted-

Please contact □□□□□□□□□□□□□□ 'IT Security Department'

Breach Alert level: 1%


then i got


the attatched image! how strange.... im gonna do a bit of digging.. yes this is my idea of friday night entertainment! Smile

*runs to get pad and pen
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:14 pm
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njberry
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 		this really got me interested, just sent an email to them, ill see what i get back

got 2 emails back the first is this along with an image

Quote:
□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□
□□□□□□□□□□□□□□


□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□
□□□□□□□
□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□


then i got another email

Quote:
Warning - Security Breach - Cell2536

Code-325: Sending Email to unknown source
-Your Email address has been noted-

Please contact □□□□□□□□□□□□□□ 'IT Security Department'

Breach Alert level: 4%



also i noticed that it looks like the breach alert level is going up eveytime some one emails. i dont know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but i think we should just be carefull about how many emails people are sending just untill we know whats going on
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:29 pm
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LatentMoths
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 		The cell2536 image decodes to

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Solved as a cryptogram.

I DONT KNO(W) IF ANY ONE WILL GET THIS BUT IF YOU GET THIS PLEASE HELP ME

There's a W missing from the code whether on purpose or accidental I don't know.


Using the same alphabet the Introduction image decodes to

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
IM EDEN MUNROW

I'm guessing at the R. Edit: The Bangbangbang image confirms the R. I assume this is ?her? name.


And then the Autobio image decodes to

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
ITS ME

Again I'm including some letters that are missing to make more sense. Nvm fixed a decoding mistake. I assume this is a picture of her in the cell.


I will send an email while the Breach level is low...

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:48 pm
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mrshomersimpson
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LatentMoths wrote:
The cell2536 image decodes to

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Solved as a cryptogram.

I DONT KNO(W) IF ANY ONE WILL GET THIS BUT IF YOU GET THIS PLEASE HELP ME

There's a W missing from the code whether on purpose or accidental I don't know.


Using the same alphabet the Introduction image decodes to

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
AM EDEN MUN(R)OW

I'm guessing at the R. I assume this is ?her? name.


And then the Autobio image decodes to

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
(TH)ATS ME

Again I'm including some letters that are missing to make more sense. I assume this is a picture of her in the cell.


I will send an email while the Breach level is low...


im still learning! how did you solve that so fast! x

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:52 pm
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mrshomersimpson
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 		OK SO

i emailed again this time i didnt get a breach alert

i got this


Thank you for Emailing □□□□□□□□□□□□□□.
Due to back up a response by one of our staff may be delayed.
We assure you that we will get to you as soon as our staff can.

If you have any concerns, please talk to
Dr □□□□□□□ □□□□□□□
Mr □□□□ □□□□□□ (warden)

By sending a reach to: □□□□□□□□

-The future is yours to shape with □□□□□□□□□□□□□□


whats with all those squares?!

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:56 pm
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LatentMoths
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mrshomersimpson wrote:
im still learning! how did you solve that so fast! x


Spoiler for anyone still working on the codes...

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It can be done relatively quickly by hand especially when there are so many common words. Each symbol represents a letter. Looking at the first code, the first symbol is a word all to itself which means it's either A or I. It turned out to be I (trial and error). Change all instances of that symbol in the code to I. Continue with trial and error on the two letter words until eventually you have enough to read the message.

I also use this website http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/cryptogram/. Just change all the symbols to random letters of course giving the same letter to every instance of a particular symbol then run it through the above site. Sometimes the message falls right out and sometimes you have to tinker with it as I did in this case. Still you get enough that through trial and error you can get the message.


Hope that helps and feel free to PM any other questions you have.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:02 pm
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njberry
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 		from your decoding i worked out the bang bang bang one i got

it says
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TRAPPED


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mrshomersimpson
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LatentMoths wrote:
mrshomersimpson wrote:
im still learning! how did you solve that so fast! x


Spoiler for anyone still working on the codes...

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
It can be done relatively quickly by hand especially when there are so many common words. Each symbol represents a letter. Looking at the first code, the first symbol is a word all to itself which means it's either A or I. It turned out to be I (trial and error). Change all instances of that symbol in the code to I. Continue with trial and error on the two letter words until eventually you have enough to read the message.

I also use this website http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/cryptogram/. Just change all the symbols to random letters of course giving the same letter to every instance of a particular symbol then run it through the above site. Sometimes the message falls right out and sometimes you have to tinker with it as I did in this case. Still you get enough that through trial and error you can get the message.


Hope that helps and feel free to PM any other questions you have.


thanks!!!

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njberry
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 		wondering if i should sent another email and take a risk on the breach rising. what you guys thing ?

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mrshomersimpson
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njberry wrote:
wondering if i should sent another email and take a risk on the breach rising. what you guys thing ?


ive sent quite a few back and fourth now and the breach seems to have stopped.

its now telling me to contact a dr and mr

it says

Thank you for Emailing □□□□□□□□□□□□□□.
Due to back up a response by one of our staff may be delayed.
We assure you that we will get to you as soon as our staff can.

If you have any concerns, please talk to
Dr □□□□□□□ □□□□□□□
Mr □□□□ □□□□□□ (warden)

By sending a reach to: □□□□□□□□

-The past cannot repeat with □□□□□□□□□□□□□□

i dont get these squares? blotting words out. seems rather strange.. I also seem to be getting a different ending message each time i email scroll up to see what it was before

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:26 pm
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njberry
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mrshomersimpson wrote:
njberry wrote:
wondering if i should sent another email and take a risk on the breach rising. what you guys thing ?


ive sent quite a few back and fourth now and the breach seems to have stopped.

its now telling me to contact a dr and mr

it says

Thank you for Emailing □□□□□□□□□□□□□□.
Due to back up a response by one of our staff may be delayed.
We assure you that we will get to you as soon as our staff can.

If you have any concerns, please talk to
Dr □□□□□□□ □□□□□□□
Mr □□□□ □□□□□□ (warden)

By sending a reach to: □□□□□□□□

-The past cannot repeat with □□□□□□□□□□□□□□

i dont get these squares? blotting words out. seems rather strange.. I also seem to be getting a different ending message each time i email scroll up to see what it was before



there is a quote at the end of every email u have posted on here, and the two are different how many more emails have u sent could u put the end quotes up from each of them ?

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 		I also sent an email

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mrshomersimpson
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njberry wrote:
mrshomersimpson wrote:
njberry wrote:
wondering if i should sent another email and take a risk on the breach rising. what you guys thing ?


ive sent quite a few back and fourth now and the breach seems to have stopped.

its now telling me to contact a dr and mr

it says

Thank you for Emailing □□□□□□□□□□□□□□.
Due to back up a response by one of our staff may be delayed.
We assure you that we will get to you as soon as our staff can.

If you have any concerns, please talk to
Dr □□□□□□□ □□□□□□□
Mr □□□□ □□□□□□ (warden)

By sending a reach to: □□□□□□□□

-The past cannot repeat with □□□□□□□□□□□□□□

i dont get these squares? blotting words out. seems rather strange.. I also seem to be getting a different ending message each time i email scroll up to see what it was before



there is a quote at the end of every email u have posted on here, and the two are different how many more emails have u sent could u put the end quotes up from each of them ?


only 2 so far.... will keep updated.

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njberry
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 		i have just sent an email, but me and my bf just had a brain wave, maybe the breach level only goes up when she sends pictures, as we have 4 so far and its at 4%

[edit]

i take that back

just got another picture from my email. no actual email with this one just a picture. and the breach hasnt gone up
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