Cicada 3301

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Question 1

In what month and year did the first mysterious Cicada 3301 puzzle appear posted anonymously on 4chan's /x/ board?

Question 2

What cryptographic technique of hiding secret information inside ordinary digital image files was used in the first puzzle?

Question 3

What cryptographic signature key did the creators use to sign all legitimate messages to prevent impostors from posting fakes?

Question 4

What physical artifacts appeared on utility telephone poles across five countries worldwide in January 2012 as part of the puzzle?

Question 5

What mysterious 58-page illustrated manuscript written in ancient Anglo-Saxon runic script was released in the 2014 puzzle?

Question 6

Who was the Finnish computer programmer who successfully reached the final stage of the 2012 puzzle and was interviewed by the group?

Question 7

What mathematical property related to prime numbers connects the name 'Cicada 3301' to nature?

Question 8

Which ancient Celtic poetry compilation and author's work was encoded into a book code cipher during the 2012 puzzle?

Question 9

What dark-web browser protocol did participants need to use to access Cicada's hidden web pages?

Question 10

What is the prevailing theory regarding who was behind the creation of Cicada 3301?

In what month and year did the first mysterious Cicada 3301 puzzle appear posted anonymously on 4chan's /x/ board?