Monday 12 November 2012

Shredded Documents decoded

With the discovery of shredded documents and the subsequent piecing together http://www.wikihost.org/w/malthusian/shredded_documents one in particular stood out, the blue image of the Treasure Island map and a phone number:


Sending a basic text to the number results in "Really?  Don't waste our time" as a telephoned response, this was of particular interest to me, having solved the Treasure Island cipher some time back.

So, I sent the code from Treasure Island - DEAD MEN DON'T BITE - to the number and received a long telephone call in return, stating

Operation 
20121705210926172613
05241409
Air Transport
0116011213121614
Yellow Series Bio Units
07012501130907
Series 1 & 2 accidental release will cause some
1604252214242516
1726
151225012616
Suggest
230913172426260117180916
0524100918
1614241804
END

This of course uses the Amber Cipher located at http://aawood.co.uk/ambercipher/AmberCipher.shtml and deciphering the message gives us:-

Operation 
QUICKENING
COTE
Air Transport
AS
AUGUST
Yellow Series Bio Units
DAMAGED
Series 1 & 2 accidental release will cause some
SYMPTOMS
IN
HUMANS
Suggest
LEGIONNAIRES
COVER
STORY
END



Thursday 1 November 2012

Introduction

Dr Solomon Baxter has been kidnapped in the middle of a presentation on the evils of TFT Bio Tech, a company specialising in GM crops and the posited question: if humanity runs out of food, shouldn't only those who can afford to pay, be allowed to live?

His daughter, Rachel, and Alex Bailey, the lead operative from Amber (a subversive and 'supposed' heroes of the piece) have to piece together the clues to find him (starting at www.weareamber.com).

Agents are assisting this dynamic duo, attempting to answer these key questions:-

- Where is Dr Baxter?
- Who kidnapped him?
- Was he actually kidnapped or was it a total setup?
- Are AMBER really the good guys or a front for TFT?
- Who is telling the truth, and who lies?