Cicada-3301 - Revision history

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Cicada 3301

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	In its various materials, Cicada 3301 materials often reference [[Gnosticism\|Gnosticism]], the history of the Levant (most prevalently, [[marduk\|Nebuchadnezzar II]] and various Sumerian/[[tower-of-Babel\|Bablyonian]] myths), and the work of [[error\|William Blake]], [[anima\|Carl Jung]], and [[lesser-key-of-solomon\|Sir Aleister Crowley]]. The group was widely thought to have been involved with the development and distribution of the disturbing spectrographical film [[11B-X-1371]] and the release and dissemination of [[william-gibson\|William Gibson]]'s cryptographical tone poem [[error\|''Agrippa (Book of the Dead)'']]. Throughout the late 1990's, the group released a number of GPS-based puzzles, reportedly all centering on remote areas of South Africa and Uganda.		In its various materials, Cicada 3301 materials often reference [[Gnosticism\|Gnosticism]], the history of the Levant (most prevalently, [[marduk\|Nebuchadnezzar II]] and various Sumerian/[[tower-of-Babel\|Bablyonian]] myths), and the work of [[error\|William Blake]], [[anima\|Carl Jung]], and [[lesser-key-of-solomon\|Sir Aleister Crowley]]. The group was widely thought to have been involved with the development and distribution of the disturbing spectrographical film [[11B-X-1371]] and the release and dissemination of [[william-gibson\|William Gibson]]'s cryptographical tone poem [[error\|''Agrippa (Book of the Dead)'']]. Throughout the late 1990's, the group released a number of GPS-based puzzles, reportedly all centering on remote areas of South Africa and Uganda.

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Cicada 3301

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	* ''"The enigmatic Cicada 3301 appears to be drawing participants inexorably into the dark web of the occult à la Crowley. At the heart of the enchantment is the counterfeit promise of ultimate meaning through self-divination."''		* ''"The enigmatic Cicada 3301 appears to be drawing participants inexorably into the dark web of the occult à la Crowley. At the heart of the enchantment is the counterfeit promise of ultimate meaning through self-divination."''

	In its various materials, Cicada 3301 materials often reference [[~~error~~\|Gnosticism]], the history of the Levant (most prevalently, [[marduk\|Nebuchadnezzar II]] and various Sumerian/[[tower-of-Babel\|Bablyonian]] myths), and the work of [[error\|William Blake]], [[anima\|Carl Jung]], and [[lesser-key-of-solomon\|Sir Aleister Crowley]]. The group was widely thought to have been involved with the development and distribution of the disturbing spectrographical film [[11B-X-1371]] and the release and dissemination of [[william-gibson\|William Gibson]]'s cryptographical tone poem [[error\|''Agrippa (Book of the Dead)'']]. Throughout the late 1990's, the group released a number of GPS-based puzzles, reportedly all centering on remote areas of South Africa and Uganda.		In its various materials, Cicada 3301 materials often reference [[Gnosticism\|Gnosticism]], the history of the Levant (most prevalently, [[marduk\|Nebuchadnezzar II]] and various Sumerian/[[tower-of-Babel\|Bablyonian]] myths), and the work of [[error\|William Blake]], [[anima\|Carl Jung]], and [[lesser-key-of-solomon\|Sir Aleister Crowley]]. The group was widely thought to have been involved with the development and distribution of the disturbing spectrographical film [[11B-X-1371]] and the release and dissemination of [[william-gibson\|William Gibson]]'s cryptographical tone poem [[error\|''Agrippa (Book of the Dead)'']]. Throughout the late 1990's, the group released a number of GPS-based puzzles, reportedly all centering on remote areas of South Africa and Uganda.

Nemo: /* Cicada 3301 */

2025-07-17T02:22:21Z

Cicada 3301

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	'''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]'''		'''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]'''
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	Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[CIA\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[~~error~~\|FBI]]'s [[COINTELPRO\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.		Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[CIA\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[FBI\|FBI]]'s [[COINTELPRO\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.

	Cicada 3301's content has included cryptographic digital puzzles, hacking challenges, and even the posting of [[alban-berg\|serialistic]] musical dyads of unidentifiable origin. As a rule, Cicada 3301 materials appear on various [[mailer-daemon\|UseNet]] channels without preamble, from newly created and untraceable accounts. In 19[redacted] the [[Christian Family Research Council\|Christian Family Research Council]] engaged in an extensively and costly analysis of all known Cicada 3301 materials, ultimately concluding that the group was in fact an extension of the [[enochian\|occult]] and, equating the dark web to the [[asphodel-meadows\|physical and mythological underworld]], stating:		Cicada 3301's content has included cryptographic digital puzzles, hacking challenges, and even the posting of [[alban-berg\|serialistic]] musical dyads of unidentifiable origin. As a rule, Cicada 3301 materials appear on various [[mailer-daemon\|UseNet]] channels without preamble, from newly created and untraceable accounts. In 19[redacted] the [[Christian Family Research Council\|Christian Family Research Council]] engaged in an extensively and costly analysis of all known Cicada 3301 materials, ultimately concluding that the group was in fact an extension of the [[enochian\|occult]] and, equating the dark web to the [[asphodel-meadows\|physical and mythological underworld]], stating:

Nemo: /* Cicada 3301 */

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Cicada 3301

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	'''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]'''		'''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]'''
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	Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[CIA\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[~~pazuzu~~\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.		Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[CIA\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[COINTELPRO\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.

	Cicada 3301's content has included cryptographic digital puzzles, hacking challenges, and even the posting of [[alban-berg\|serialistic]] musical dyads of unidentifiable origin. As a rule, Cicada 3301 materials appear on various [[mailer-daemon\|UseNet]] channels without preamble, from newly created and untraceable accounts. In 19[redacted] the [[Christian Family Research Council\|Christian Family Research Council]] engaged in an extensively and costly analysis of all known Cicada 3301 materials, ultimately concluding that the group was in fact an extension of the [[enochian\|occult]] and, equating the dark web to the [[asphodel-meadows\|physical and mythological underworld]], stating:		Cicada 3301's content has included cryptographic digital puzzles, hacking challenges, and even the posting of [[alban-berg\|serialistic]] musical dyads of unidentifiable origin. As a rule, Cicada 3301 materials appear on various [[mailer-daemon\|UseNet]] channels without preamble, from newly created and untraceable accounts. In 19[redacted] the [[Christian Family Research Council\|Christian Family Research Council]] engaged in an extensively and costly analysis of all known Cicada 3301 materials, ultimately concluding that the group was in fact an extension of the [[enochian\|occult]] and, equating the dark web to the [[asphodel-meadows\|physical and mythological underworld]], stating:

Nemo: /* Cicada 3301 */

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Cicada 3301

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	'''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]'''		'''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]'''
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	Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[~~error~~\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.		Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[CIA\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.

	Cicada 3301's content has included cryptographic digital puzzles, hacking challenges, and even the posting of [[alban-berg\|serialistic]] musical dyads of unidentifiable origin. As a rule, Cicada 3301 materials appear on various [[mailer-daemon\|UseNet]] channels without preamble, from newly created and untraceable accounts. In 19[redacted] the [[Christian Family Research Council\|Christian Family Research Council]] engaged in an extensively and costly analysis of all known Cicada 3301 materials, ultimately concluding that the group was in fact an extension of the [[enochian\|occult]] and, equating the dark web to the [[asphodel-meadows\|physical and mythological underworld]], stating:		Cicada 3301's content has included cryptographic digital puzzles, hacking challenges, and even the posting of [[alban-berg\|serialistic]] musical dyads of unidentifiable origin. As a rule, Cicada 3301 materials appear on various [[mailer-daemon\|UseNet]] channels without preamble, from newly created and untraceable accounts. In 19[redacted] the [[Christian Family Research Council\|Christian Family Research Council]] engaged in an extensively and costly analysis of all known Cicada 3301 materials, ultimately concluding that the group was in fact an extension of the [[enochian\|occult]] and, equating the dark web to the [[asphodel-meadows\|physical and mythological underworld]], stating:

Clintxxx: /* Cicada 3301 */

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Cicada 3301

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	Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.		Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.

	Cicada 3301's content has included cryptographic digital puzzles, hacking challenges, and even the posting of [[alban-berg\|serialistic]] musical dyads of unidentifiable origin. As a rule, Cicada 3301 materials appear on various [[mailer-daemon\|UseNet]] channels without preamble, from newly created and untraceable accounts. In 19[redacted] the Christian Family Research ~~Council1~~ engaged in an extensively and costly analysis of all known Cicada 3301 materials, ultimately concluding that the group was in fact an extension of the [[enochian\|occult]] and, equating the dark web to the [[asphodel-meadows\|physical and mythological underworld]], stating:		Cicada 3301's content has included cryptographic digital puzzles, hacking challenges, and even the posting of [[alban-berg\|serialistic]] musical dyads of unidentifiable origin. As a rule, Cicada 3301 materials appear on various [[mailer-daemon\|UseNet]] channels without preamble, from newly created and untraceable accounts. In 19[redacted] the [[Christian Family Research Council\|Christian Family Research Council]] engaged in an extensively and costly analysis of all known Cicada 3301 materials, ultimately concluding that the group was in fact an extension of the [[enochian\|occult]] and, equating the dark web to the [[asphodel-meadows\|physical and mythological underworld]], stating:

	* ''"The enigmatic Cicada 3301 appears to be drawing participants inexorably into the dark web of the occult à la Crowley. At the heart of the enchantment is the counterfeit promise of ultimate meaning through self-divination."''		* ''"The enigmatic Cicada 3301 appears to be drawing participants inexorably into the dark web of the occult à la Crowley. At the heart of the enchantment is the counterfeit promise of ultimate meaning through self-divination."''

	In its various materials, Cicada 3301 materials often reference [[error\|Gnosticism]], the history of the Levant (most prevalently, [[marduk\|Nebuchadnezzar II]] and various Sumerian/[[tower-of-Babel\|Bablyonian]] myths), and the work of [[error\|William Blake]], [[anima\|Carl Jung]], and [[lesser-key-of-solomon\|Sir Aleister Crowley]]. The group was widely thought to have been involved with the development and distribution of the disturbing spectrographical film [[11B-X-1371]] and the release and dissemination of [[william-gibson\|William Gibson]]'s cryptographical tone poem [[error\|''Agrippa (Book of the Dead)'']]. Throughout the late 1990's, the group released a number of GPS-based puzzles, reportedly all centering on remote areas of South Africa and Uganda.		In its various materials, Cicada 3301 materials often reference [[error\|Gnosticism]], the history of the Levant (most prevalently, [[marduk\|Nebuchadnezzar II]] and various Sumerian/[[tower-of-Babel\|Bablyonian]] myths), and the work of [[error\|William Blake]], [[anima\|Carl Jung]], and [[lesser-key-of-solomon\|Sir Aleister Crowley]]. The group was widely thought to have been involved with the development and distribution of the disturbing spectrographical film [[11B-X-1371]] and the release and dissemination of [[william-gibson\|William Gibson]]'s cryptographical tone poem [[error\|''Agrippa (Book of the Dead)'']]. Throughout the late 1990's, the group released a number of GPS-based puzzles, reportedly all centering on remote areas of South Africa and Uganda.

Clintxxx: /* Cicada 3301 */

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Cicada 3301

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	==Cicada 3301==		==Cicada 3301==
	''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]''		'''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]'''
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	Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.		Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.

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Cicada 3301

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	==Cicada 3301==		==Cicada 3301==
	[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]		''[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]''
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	Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.		Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.

Lmsuarez: /* Cicada 3301 */

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Cicada 3301

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	==Cicada 3301==		==Cicada 3301==
	[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]],[[obolus\|Obolus]]]		[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]], [[obolus\|Obolus]]]
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	Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.		Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.

Lmsuarez: /* Cicada 3301 */

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Cicada 3301

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	==Cicada 3301==		==Cicada 3301==
	[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]]]		[related: Christian Family Research Council] [disambiguation: [[cicadas\|Cicadas]],[[obolus\|Obolus]]]
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	Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.		Popular Common nickname given to an unnamed mysterious shadow organization known primarily for the shrouded dissemination of [[codex\|cryptographical]] content. Theories as to the organization’s true identity vary, though many posit a connection to either [[error\|Freemasonry]] or the now dormant [[lord-digital\|Legion of Doom]]/[[error\|Masters of Deception]]. However, a number of internet scholars speculate that Cicada 3301 is in fact a branch of the [[error\|CIA]], reminiscent in the spirit of [[operation-sundevil\|Operation SunDevil]] or the [[error\|FBI]]'s [[pazuzu\|COINTELPRO]] - a covert operation designed to identity and neutralize superior talent in the underground [[phreaking\|hacking/phreacking]] community.