ArmA 2 site hacked

[Gedis 0]

Convert the letters into numbers (1 - 26, etc). :)

Like I said, I'm quite sure it's a 11 letter message (might be two words if 27 (space) rocks up), but I can't remember how to multiply matrices.

there are 33 symbols both letters and numbers, if it only were letters it would be simple. also what about those 9 numbers bellow?

it's all there we just need to find out how to prepare it for decoding and the matrixes will be easy.

[Daniel 0]

I'm sorry, having message encoded in a matrix and said matrix ending up as 3 YT URL, that's just impossible

Agreed. 3 popular artist's videos by chance? Dont think so. I like the scarecrow reference too. Dont forget we might not yet have enough clues to make the link, depends how long BIS want this to last.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

It seems unlikely that the youtube video codes would fit a cipher though?

Maybe the matrix is a red herring!?

The clue has to be the bottom 3x3 set of numbers.

If you use the number as a the row number in the column you get:

0 Y R

a n u

M Y b

Mate, forget the whole YouTube thing. If this is a cipher, then it has absolutely nothing to do with YouTube. I can't believe that YouTube was even read into this.

I'm suggesting that this is a 11-letter message (11 sets of 3 3x1 matrices) to be decoded using the bottom 3x3 matrix as the decoding matrix.

also what about those 9 numbers bellow?

The decoding matrix (key) to be used.

Makes a lot more sense then that wench Rhianna smashing plates. Who listens to that trash anyway? "Music" these days... those retards would be nowhere without AutoTune and the ADD generation. /rant

To reiterate: I do not believe that the letters and numbers have anything to do with YouTube.

[maddogx 13]

I'm sorry, having message encoded in a matrix and said matrix ending up as 3 YT URL, that's just impossible

Difficult perhaps, but not impossible I think. If you start out with the three YT ids and a message you want to encode, then work toward creating the cipher that embeds the latter in the former, I don't see why that couldn't work. Perhaps someone with more knowledge on the subject can correct me. :)

You could be right, of course. Maybe it's all to do with time codes and words in YouTube music videos, but I personally find that unlikely.

[Gedis 0]

wait! a break through those 9 numbers bellow are encoding matrix, we will need it our decoding.

scratching my head how to deal with symbols(letters and numbers in upper section of the code)

P.S. FORGET THAT YOUTUBE CRAP, it's not it.

[Bulldogs 10]

I'm still thinking it's YouTube. As I mentioned before, those YouTube codes are alphanumeric 11 digit codes. Were talking about several trillion possible combinations, so the chances of there being 3 YouTube codes is one in several 100 million, the chance of them all being music videos is phenomenal.

As for the numbers down the bottom, I still think it's a time code but it could be a word count. Have to double check on the word count, but the time code equates to

Stone man weed

Or

Stone man have

The last code talking about a scarecrow. Still think it's a funny coincidence (but likely a coincidence) that the line from the last song talks about finding the scarecrow, and the character called "scarecrow" in ArmA 2 was voiced by a guy on IMdB that only states that he is from Chinese descent (linked with the Chinese "Persia" on the code paper)

But that's me thinking too much into it.

I also think it has a link to Kamenyy on Utes (translates to Stoney in Czech)

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Mate, BIS would be asking a heck of a challenge if they gave us their encoding matrix to use, we'd need to convert it.

I suggest we assume at this stage that the 3x3 matrix is the decoding matrix.

[smokedog3para 365]

google comes up with nothing when PBHB hacker group has been entered or just pbhp only search result is these forums and ana news site so not to sure thought there would be untold info on this group if they were real google should throw up all there old attacks that have been done there is nothing there it must be there 1st job.

It doesn't seem real to me wild goose chase any other hack group and there loads of info about what they have done this group according to google only has hacked arma2 site and that's it all other info came from bis about this group in there post I cant find who or what they are on the net so think its all a game most hackers are there for a purpose theft of information damage to a website or just destroy a site how many place clues for a game.

Edited May 6, 2011 by SmokeDog3PARA

[t_d 47]

You can't multiply a matrix with a matrix of characters. If you insert numbers for the characters (for example ascii value) and multiply with the 3x3 matrix you probably will get a matrix as result that will have bigger numbers than ascii range. So you ont be able to form a new message imo.

[Iroquois Pliskin 0]

hi... i found some lines (i think, arent they too much straight for coincidence?) ... http://unuldor.ic.cz/arma/hackedno_a.jpg ... can somebody please recheck the orig camo in Photoshop? ... i think my boss is watching me

Those look like Roman numerals are hidden in there, as well as the 3 YT IDs. Code could be whatever is entered as a sequence, as embedded in the camo autostereogram, this means that they've started with YT and it's irrelevant. Does anyone know any freeware image editing programs out there, which can work with layers?

[maddogx 13]

Okay, so it looks like we have two camps in this thread:

#1: The code is in the YouTube videos.

#2: It's some kind of encryption, the YT videos are a red herring.

So why don't we each stop getting in each others way and debating which camp is best, and instead focus on actually trying to solve the puzzle each by our own methods? Otherwise we'll never get anywhere. :)

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Convert the letters to numbers. I feel like I'm taking freakin' crazy pills here.

See this page: http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~jkhoury/cryptography.htm

Gedis - keep the numbers in.

[Gedis 0]

Mate, BIS would be asking a heck of a challenge if they gave us their encoding matrix to use, we'd need to convert it.

I suggest we assume at this stage that the 3x3 matrix is the decoding matrix.

yes, but

0 Y u
i M R
3 G U
c V E
E T K
d Y J
a V I
M A C
6 q v
y n b
4 I o

contains numbers: 0, 3, 6, 4. We can assign numbers to the letters and go straight to the matrix solving, but what to do with these numbers?

[maddogx 13]

So since there is a "0" in the supposed message, do we start with A at 0? (B=1, C=2 etc?)

[UnuldorCZ 10]

... Dont forget we might not yet have enough clues to make the link, depends how long BIS want this to last.

i think you are right... we have a map, but no key; silhouette of a sub but no purpose; code but no idea how to decrypt or use...

Edited May 6, 2011 by UnuldorCZ

[Gedis 0]

Gedis - keep the numbers in.

roger that, short smoke brake and gonna try to crack the code - this is exciting

[CameronMcDonald 146]

MadDog - 0 can appear regardless. Consider A=1.

[whisper 0]

Mate, forget the whole YouTube thing. If this is a cipher, then it has absolutely nothing to do with YouTube. I can't believe that YouTube was even read into this.

To reiterate: I do not believe that the letters and numbers have anything to do with YouTube.

For the last time : 3 x 11 letters and numbers forming a valid Youtube URL is in itself so improbable that it is FOR SURE targeted at Youtube.

When the 3 vids are songs, then you get a hit, 100% sure

[maddogx 13]

MadDog - 0 can appear regardless. Consider A=1.

Okey.

One other thing: since we are doing matrix multiplication, I would assume that we flip the "message" onto its side, so that each row becomes a column during multiplication. Like this:

0 0 1 0 i

6 5 0 x Y M ...

7 5 9 u R

(Except the letters will be encoded to numbers.)

[KEVINMGXP 20]

Okay, so it looks like we have two camps in this thread:

#1: The code is in the YouTube videos.

#2: It's some kind of encryption, the YT videos are a red herring.

So why don't we each stop getting in each others way and debating which camp is best, and instead focus on actually trying to solve the puzzle each by our own methods? Otherwise we'll never get anywhere. :)

This, work together :cool: Like he pointed out we don't need to focus on what possible can or will or might, we have what we can see focus on that its no use to make assumptions on possible this or thats ;-)

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Right, so, converting letters to numbers.

[0 25 21]

[9 13 18]

[3 7 21]

[3 22 5]

[5 20 11]

[4 25 10]

[1 22 9]

[13 1 3]

[6 17 22]

[25 14 2]

[4 9 15]

Please correct for errors.

And yes, turn the above into a vertical column (it's hard to write vertical columns on a forum board).

[maddogx 13]

Right, so, converting letters to numbers.

[0 25 21]

[9 13 18]

[3 7 21]

[3 22 5]

[5 20 11]

[4 25 10]

[1 22 9]

[13 1 3]

[6 17 22]

[25 14 2]

[4 9 15]

Please correct for errors.

And yes, turn the above into a vertical column (it's hard to write vertical columns on a forum board).

I've just realized, what about caps? Do we just ignore them?

[Bulldogs 10]

Not sure. I'll try running it through a couple of programs when I get a chance

[whisper 0]

I've just realized, what about caps? Do we just ignore them?

Exactly what made me stop trying to convert letters to numbers last night :) Why would they have gone through the hassle of putting some caps?

[Iroquois Pliskin 0]

You don't begin with an unknown encoding matrix and end up with 3 YT videos. How do you know that A=1, and not 0, or 3? :rolleyes: As whisper said, they've started with these 3 YT vids create the camo with them. There's something else besides it.