{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Cryptographers","description":"In 2012, a corner of the internet was lit ablaze by a series of puzzles and codes\u2026 posted by a mysterious entity with an unclear agenda. What was Cicada 3301, and what were they recruiting for? And why, so many years later, do we seem to have less information than we started with? This&amp;nbsp; episode was originally released as Premium Episode 62.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Anna Luria and Maura Currie Written, Engineered &amp;amp; Produced by Maura Currie &amp;nbsp; Sources on our website: https:\/\/www.onestrangethingpodcast.com\/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus&amp;nbsp; episodes: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/onestrangethingpod\/ Facebook https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 &amp;nbsp; Subscribe to our Substack: https:\/\/substack.com\/@onestrangething We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising\/sponsorship requests. They\u2019re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https:\/\/advertising.libsyn.com\/OneStrangeThing 2025&amp;nbsp; All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp; The Fall Line Podcast LLC &amp;nbsp; Works Cited&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Robert Cottrell, \u201cCicada 3301: The Internet\u2026\u201d BBC, 2013. Chris Bell, \u201cThe Internet mystery that\u2026\u201d The Telegraph, 2013. Chris Bell, \u201cRIDDLE ME THIS: The\u2026\u201d National Post, 2013. Kim Nursall, \u201cLooking for the\u2026\u201d Toronto Star, 2014. Chris Bell, \u201cInternet puzzle with cult\u2026\u201d National Star, 2014. Kim Nursall, \u201cThe hunt continues\u2026\u201d Toronto Star, 2014. NA, \u201cWant to be a spy?\u201d Evening Standard, 2014. Mike Rothschild, \u201cWho is QAnon\u2026\u201d Daily Dot, 2018. Inae Oh, \u201cAnti-Abortion hackers claim\u2026\u201d Mother Jones, 2015. N\/A, \u201cPDI advierte sobre nueva\u2026\u201d Los Andes Online, 2012. 3301 on PasteBin ","author_name":"One Strange Thing: Paranormal &amp; True-Weird Mysteries","author_url":"https:\/\/onestrangethingpodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39152215\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39152215"}