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Codebreakers Find ‘Sexts,’ Arctic Dispatches in 200-Year-Old Encrypted Newspaper Ads
A group of cryptography enthusiasts have been able to crack the code of a series of encrypted newspaper ads linked to a rescue expedition in 1850.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
7.27.22
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This Is What a WWII-Era Codebreaking Machine Sounds Like
"The Imitation Game" is hitting all the right notes at the box office. But what did codebreaking during World War II era actually sound like?
Brian Anderson
1.30.15
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The Mysterious 'Cicada 3301' Challenge Is Back for Another Year
A post on Twitter has launched the latest instalment in the curious code-breaking puzzle.
Victoria Turk
1.7.14