FBI challenges code crackers with pictogram
The FBI today posted a pictogram on its site and challenged code crackers to solve its mysteries. In the bureau’s challenge it is using pictogram symbols based on Native American motifs. The challenge offers over 50 words to decipher.
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The FBI offers a primer on basic cipher systems and how to break them, with “Analysis of Criminal Codes and Ciphers.”
The FBI is posting the answer which you can find by linking here. The exercise is mostly for fun and the FBI notes cracking it doesn’t mean you can get an agency job.
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