EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 52 MIN
140. C is for Cicada 3301
from The Anxiety Encyclopedia · host Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally
Lorien, too tired for anything truly terrible, tells Katharine about a mysterious, anonymous, unsolvable set of puzzles. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada_3301https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganographyhttps://www.npr.org/2014/01/05/259959632/the-internets-cicada-a-mystery-without-an-answerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20131125232546/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10468112/The-internet-mystery-that-has-the-world-baffled.htmlhttps://www.fastcompany.com/3025785/meet-the-man-who-solved-the-mysterious-cicada-3301-puzzlehttps://web.archive.org/web/20150920023142/http://mentalfloss.com/article/31932/chasing-cicada-exploring-darkest-corridors-internethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_gamehttps://web.archive.org/web/20170802043935/https://blog.threatstack.com/cicadas-security-part-2-when-a-verified-pgp-key-takes-you-on-a-trip-to-the-deserthttps://mashable.com/archive/us-navy-codebreaker-gamehttps://apple.news/AMScMZtd3RAeKfsks16t3jAhttps://www.archive.vtmag.vt.edu/sum15/ology.htmlhttps://www.the-independent.com/tech/masonic-conspiracy-or-mi6-recruitment-tool-internet-mystery-cicada-3301-starts-up-again-9044049.htmlhttps://theface.com/life/cicada-3301-the-codebreakers-still-working-on-the-internets-strangest-mysteryhttps://clevcode.org/cicada-3301/https://www.truesec.com/hub/blog/dissecting-the-cicadahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware_as_a_servicehttps://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/cicada-ransomware-what-you-need-knowhttps://www.ibm.com/think/news/has-blackcat-returned-as-cicada3301https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/08/20/selling-ransomware-breaches-4-trends-spotted-on-the-ramp-forum/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknethttps://vocal.media/history/cicada-3301-the-internet-s-greatest-mysteryhttps://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2016/9/18/the-cryptic-crossword-that-recruited-for-bletchley-parkhttps://www.schoolreaders.org/post/could-you-have-been-a-bletchley-park-codebreaker
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Lorien, too tired for anything truly terrible, tells Katharine about a mysterious, anonymous, unsolvable set of puzzles. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada_3301https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganographyhttps://www.npr.org/2014/01/05/259959632/the-internets-cicada-a-mystery-without-an-answerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20131125232546/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10468112/The-internet-mystery-that-has-the-world-baffled.htmlhttps://www.fastcompany.com/3025785/meet-the-man-who-solved-the-mysterious-cicada-3301-puzzlehttps://web.archive.org/web/20150920023142/http://mentalfloss.com/article/31932/chasing-cicada-exploring-darkest-corridors-internethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_gamehttps://web.archive.org/web/20170802043935/https://blog.threatstack.com/cicadas-security-part-2-when-a-verified-pgp-key-takes-you-on-a-trip-to-the-deserthttps://mashable.com/archive/us-navy-codebreaker-gamehttps://apple.news/AMScMZtd3RAeKfsks16t3jAhttps://www.archive.vtmag.vt.edu/sum15/ology.htmlhttps://www.the-independent.com/tech/masonic-conspiracy-or-mi6-recruitment-tool-internet-mystery-cicada-3301-starts-up-again-9044049.htmlhttps://theface.com/life/cicada-3301-the-codebreakers-still-working-on-the-internets-strangest-mysteryhttps://clevcode.org/cicada-3301/https://www.truesec.com/hub/blog/dissecting-the-cicadahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware_as_a_servicehttps://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/cicada-ransomware-what-you-need-knowhttps://www.ibm.com/think/news/has-blackcat-returned-as-cicada3301https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/08/20/selling-ransomware-breaches-4-trends-spotted-on-the-ramp-forum/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknethttps://vocal.media/history/cicada-3301-the-internet-s-greatest-mysteryhttps://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2016/9/18/the-cryptic-crossword-that-recruited-for-bletchley-parkhttps://www.schoolreaders.org/post/could-you-have-been-a-bletchley-park-codebreaker
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