Comments on: Phone numbers stations mystery revealed at DEFCON

By: Choybalsan

Choybalsan — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:38:29 +0000

“Number owned by Global crossing”…..

By: DEBORAH

DEBORAH — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:14:19 +0000

I was reading the posts and I can promise you that based on what I have studied in math and probability, that IF the person using a one time pad code is using a code based on
TRULY randomly chosen characters, there is virtually no way
to brute force decrypt the message. This is especially true
if the person generating the pad used something as low tech
as shuffling cards , tossing role playing “dice”, or had numbered or lettered balls in a rotating basket BINGO style.
I do not know if this is true, but I have heard that even today whenever countries without supercomputer technology at
their command want to generate truly random OTPs, they
actually have roomfuls of people picking balls or slips of
paper out of mechnical “randomizers” and typing it down on
paper that is later copied. On the other hand, the high tech
nations use a computer or computers that pipe in Cosmic
Background Radiation, and convert it into whatever characters
they are using for that operation. The CMB “noise” is so chaotic as to provide THE best source of randomness for the
speed and volume they are looking for.
Deb

By: Daryl

Daryl — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:21:42 +0000

ATTENTION THERESA:

3484 1696 8847 1912 6973 6893 6716 0334
1976 0989 3669 6119 2378 6330 1970 2384
9726 3314 1022 5385 3935 6079 0215 6918
8714 3792 5565 1894 0713 8383 1858 8224
7581 7018 2224 9933 4916 8603 9545 6631
0115 2454 0391 0747 2660 7757 0711 2576
1984 9319

END MESSAGE

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:57:55 +0000

I have been noticing someone posting what appears to be
ONE TIME PAD style code number groups under videos in a site
called YOUTUBE. I wonder if it is these same people!

Karl Lawson

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:49:03 +0000

Fair enough putting a one time pad together, but why go in that direction in sharing the message to be decrypted? What was the point of their pseudo-secretive approach?
Also, I’m not sure they have the coding right. Compare what they use to number station codes and you can immediately tell the difference. For starters, all those zeroes!

Actually, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Defcon people are taking credit for something for which the real reason won’t come out anytime soon. No, not saying this is a genuine covert message, but I’m sure people have been lining up to say this was me/us! Seen it before….

Anyways, whatever, it’s all good fun!

By: sam

sam — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:02:18 +0000

Well back in the days, they used to use music for people to properly tune into the station they wanted to listen to..it would be played so a proper frequency was established..if its a telephone why would you need to ‘tune’ in? why the music at all? i say its a prank..since there is no need for music to properly tune in..just my opinion though

By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:32:21 +0000

The concept seems to have caught on. I’ve identified at least two covert streams in the “Casual Encounters” section of craigslist. One is distinct. The other has at least two variations that may or may not indicate separate sources. An interesting diversion.

By: CryptoCat

CryptoCat — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:10:58 +0000

More Mein Fraulein Mayhem?

I recently saw this ad in the Baltimore Craigslist, Who can crack this code? What is this all about anyway?

baltimore craigslist > missed connections > Mein(e) Fraulein

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/mis/217192532.html

Mein(e) Fraulein

besucht mir jetzt http meinfraulein.blogspot.com

thank you for our wonderful voip conversations this summer but now my phone is broken

QHYSI KMKUH GMLOG KBXKO FWHUK
FESGR LAMYG GYXCO JXJUF XNXAF
WFIYG SZIYH ZTXCW DEFKS EUIJR
WWMTX HXKYT GKQTC OHRNH LIACK
VTXKB KVLAH RSITH JNQJS KXPHG
LWEZS FLGNI LSMTH WKRKH KMIMO
FHKXO HAMKX HAWNH E

Liebe,

Klaus

this is in or around Not Specifically Attributable

By: Crietzman.Org Weblog » Blog Archive » Mein Fraulien

Crietzman.Org Weblog » Blog Archive » Mein Fraulien — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:54:21 +0000

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By: Number station mystery revealed -

Number station mystery revealed - — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:13:00 +0000

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By: Conrad Slater

Conrad Slater — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:26:10 +0000

Whatever their meaning I thought they sounded great. Really scared the shit out of me.

By: EveryDigg » Blog Archive » Phone numbers stations mystery revealed at DEFCON

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:13:24 +0000

[...] For three months, mysterious telephone numbers have been appearing on the Craigslist classified ad site which, when called, play recordings which sound much like shortwave numbers stations used by certain governments to communicate with intelligence agents in the field. Now the secret behind these phone numbers stations has been revealed.read more | digg story [...]

By: BFW Local 734 » Numba

BFW Local 734 » Numba — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:37:35 +0000

[...] Phone numbers stations mystery revealed at DEFCON – Homeland Stupidity [...]

By: SecondAgenda : For Mein Haha?

SecondAgenda : For Mein Haha? — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:46:21 +0000

[...] Well, it appears that the entire “For Mein Fraulein” was a ruse to see how well the crypto community would respond. It’s rather funny actually, but it worked out well and it was a setup from the start. Get the entire play-by-play break-down over at Homeland Stupidity and read about how it all came together. One thing is certain though, Mike’s millitary contact was right on in stating it was bullshit. [...]

By: skroo

skroo — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:03:31 +0000

Gah, low on caffeine. “work tends to remain fairly cloistered with the result that .” in the final paragraph above should have read, “work tends to remain fairly cloistered with the result that knowing the breadth and depth of what is actually being worked on by the community isn’t really possible, though there are a few high-profile cases such as with numbers stations.”