C-DC2303 (Sep 8, 2017)
Puzzle
“Day Marriott Hydrogen Claus Bean Mumbai Thanksgiving”
Research | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: You know how Astoria codenames its members, right?
Clue 2: See C-DC2302 as an example.
Clue 3: Can you link each of the words in the puzzle to one word in the NATO code? What does that 'phrase' spell out?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Chaplin
Explanation: This is NATO alphabet, but the missing word from the phrase. So Charlie Day, Marriott Hotel, Alpha (Hydrogen is the first element), Papa (Claus = Father Christmas), Lima Bean, Mumbai (it's in India), November (month of thanksgiving.)
Summary of Receipt
The Owner receives a report from Astoria detailing how it was able to ask five questions to the Deep Corp 23 during the hack. They learnt that 'F.' was replying to them, and that the Deep Corp's goal was to learn more about the 'Investors'. Thing is, the CaD only has one Investor, Sophie, so the Owner wonders if Astoria 23 also has an Investor. Which would explain it, since they were also almost completely wiped out following the Muriel affair.
Transcript
CAFE AND DINER RECEIPT FROM 9/0*/17
THE OWNER
RECEIPT: DEEPCORP03
STATUS: OPEN
So, it would seem that these are the “five truths” Astoria was allowed to ask. Of course, they were very liberal with using their black highlighter here, meaning they are all but useless to us. Great. Well, I say all but useless because that 5th truth is... interesting. It would seem the goal of the DeepCorp23 is to learn more about the investors. I can only assume they are talking about our investor, who helped me set up the Cafe and taught me pretty much everything. However, notice the pluralization. Investors. Hm.
As far as I know, we only have/had one investor, Sophie. So, who, what, and where is this other investor? And I think it’s fair to ask, are they invested in us? Or perhaps Astoria also has an investor of their own? I mean, from my understanding, they were almost wiped out by the whole Muriel affair. It would also explain why we were both targeted by this attack, AND it would explain the name... DeepCorp23. We’re the Corp. They’re the 23. And the Deep? I guess that’s them? Hm. Of course, I have a few ideas about what A23 redacted, but I don’t want to jump to any conclusions. Well, any more conclusions than I already have. Below I've attached the public release of A23's report on the matter.
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COURTESY OF THE ASTORIA 23RD AGENCY
ASTORIA 23rd AGENCY Intelligence Information Channel US This material is meant for all public Cafe eyes. THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT. NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE
CLASS: NON-SECRET DIST: 6 SEPTEMBER 2017 COUNTRY: U.S.A, OR/CA SUBJ: 1. ASTORIA 23RD COMPUTER SYSTEMS WERE HACKED DURING SEPTEMBER 4TH THROUGH THE 5TH BY AN UNKNOWN GROUP 2. CAFE AND DINER GROUP WAS ALSO HACKED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME BY AN UNKNOWN GROUP, MOST LIKELY RELATED 3. A23 RECEIVED 5 "TRUTHS" FROM HACKING ORGANIZATION "DEEPCORP 23"
1. ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, ALL ASTORIA 23RD COMPUTERS WENT DOWN TEMPORARILY. UPON REBOOT, THEY WERE UNDER THE CONTROL OF A GROUP CURRENTLY KNOWN AS "DEEPCORP 23". EACH BROWSER WAS SET TO REDIRECT TO: ████████████████, WHICH WAS ALSO UNDER DEEPCORP 23 CONTROL. OPERATIVES WERE OFFERED A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 5TH. WE HAVE CONFIRMED 5 OF THE Q/A'S WERE SECURED BY ASTORIA 23RD OPERATIVES. 2. WHILE ASTORIA 23RD SYSTEMS WERE DOWN/CONTROLLED, THE SECONDARY HUB OF THE CAFE AND DINER GROUP WAS ALSO UNDER DEEP CORP 23 CONTROL. THIS WAS THE CHANNEL USED TO COMMUNICATE WITH BOTH SIDES. AGENDA UNKNOWN. MEMBERS UNKNOWN. 3. QUERY 1: WHO ARE YOU? ANSWER 1: "DEEP CORP 23."
QUERY 2: WHO IS TYPING THIS? ANSWER 2: "F████."
QUERY 3: IS F████ █████████ TYPING THIS? ANSWER 3: "YES."
QUERY 4: IS ██████ STILL ALIVE? ANSWER 4: "ISN'T THAT OBVIOUS?"
QUERY 5: WHAT DOES THE DEEP CORP 23 WANT? ANSWER 5: "TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INVESTORS."
DIGITALLY SIGNED: Hugo, Division Victor