Warm-Up Hacks: Sharpen your Hacking Skills!

This page contains several warm-up hacks that are related to the Mezonic Agenda. As you solve each puzzle you will not only gain valuable insight into the skills needed to enter the contest, but you will also reveal clues that will help you to uncover its mysteries. Every few weeks we will post new challenges so check back often.

Challenge 1: An Intercepted Message
Special Agent Hans Sheridan of the FBI has just intercepted an encrypted message found during a surveillance operation on the warez group Hans Solo. He has called in software security expert Chad Davis to help decipher it but all they have is the encrypted message itself with no other clues!