Questions tagged [steganography]
Hidden data concealed in otherwise unsuspicious pictures, text, and/or audio.
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Underworld Royalties
1. Mr. Edison's Travel Diaries
From Liverpool, James Edison traveled to Valencia. After watching the scheduled match, he then traveled to Italia and then Amsterdam where he promised to return in ...
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“Strange babies ate raspberry pancakes,” sad daddy says. “Worth million dollars.” Tyrannosaur investigating [on hold]
I am absolutely stumped at this one. There should be a ~1-5 word answer that is somehow hidden in this. the one thing that I can see is that "Worth" and "million" are the only words that don't contain ...
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To “Er” Is Human
I’m back with another annoying word puzzle. The following are clues to a series of “er” words. They consist of pairs of words or phrases that are both associated with a particular word that ends in “...
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Snakes and Ladders
Things are getting a bit puzzly...
Reveal the Ladder and solve the clues to form a Word Ladder.
Find the word that fits in the clue “???”.
One fake clue is here to ruin your day [laughs ...
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A Beginner Puzzle
For my first puzzle on Stack Exchange,
I thought I'd start in the beginner range,
Feverishly close to the solution
Though beginners will take the revolution.
You aren't a beginner, ...
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A Salute to Poetry
In honor of National Poetry Day (which happens to be March 21st - go figure), I have crafted a puzzle which I hope will do a small bit of justice to this day.
Carefully hidden in the four sections ...
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Can you see through me? Then guess my name!
This is yet another guess-my-character puzzle. Here you are:
My name relies on two things:
The technique used to find the hidden text in the image.
The meaning of the text inside the image.
HINT 1
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Cyrus' Adventure (Part 9)
After pressing the button, the walls opened. This time, instead of a damp smelly room, a futuristic lab appeared.
"What the-" exclaimed Cyrus.
T.E.D. scanned the whole lab quickly.
Cyrus ...
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Untitled, for Now
As you step into the gallery, you notice an interesting piece of art hanging on the wall.
"I like the piece, but what's with the title?" you ask the docent. "I'm used to obscure titles in modern art, ...
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Watching the game, having a puzzle
This puzzle is part 7 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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Can't Even Sit Down
So I just re-watched a fun movie from a few years ago.
tart con arc host
What was the name of the movie?
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Is my colleague happy with me?
So I graduated last year with a chemical degree and I started working in a lab. I'm still pretty nervous about making mistakes, so when I had to prepare a tricky experimental setup, I wrote down what ...
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A multi-symptom affliction
"Kindly state your name." The nurse's voice was polite, but quiet.
"I'm sorry, I can't hear you, my hearing's bad."
Being mostly deaf was quite frustrating for our patient.
"Please tell me your name ...
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Why, Go Figure!
Burnt bridges are crossed. An icy leg breaks. The devil speaks in detail. Rain is pouring over furry pets. Milk or beans spill. A missing ship takes sail. Some system of hands to escape from! ...
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The Two and the One
I am the two and the one.
I give life, hold life, fill life,
But I also kill - and hide - and steal.
I'm in your backyard - go look, I'm there!
I am the two and the one.
Two ...
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April Fool's Enigma
Every year, a famous French youtuber (e-penser) presents his enigma of April Fool, but this year, targeting specifically a group of people who have done particularly well last year, he raised the ...
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Brothers & sisters
I love my family so much, they are so strong and lovely. I wrote something about them to show the world who I really love:
My mother restless, somehow winning glamorously
Hella brother and ...
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Where did the mathematician go?
Two mathematicians were discussing their recent holdays. The first mathematician exclaims
I was on an all inclusive trip to lanserote for two weeks.
The second mathematician, slightly ashamed, ...
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Theorists sure want true answers to this!
So, birds eat bread I toss.
One romantic kiss in the rain's too nice, methinks.
Untidy notes disrupted a student in a study period.
Deodorant on to end an odor.
The wisdom of ...
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Horrendous Scope of Text
w34rfvgy78i
34rtyhbvftyu89
567tgyhvbn
87654edft5cvbnmkiuhn
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w3edcr5tgby7ujmiokn
dfgt67uhjkcvbnm
w3edcr5tgby7ujm,>
rgncgu9ik987
w3edr5tgbnmkiuhbvc
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How to decipher
I received the following challenge as a homework problem. Not much info is provided with it, except for the word Decrypt! at the end.
This problem is online on a password protected school site. So I ...
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The Ultimate Number Sequence Puzzle
Alright, so number sequence puzzles have been falling off a little bit. Puzzlers have been at a loss at how to combat this for some time, and I wanted to try to give it some thought. Right away, I ...
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The Anagrammy… what?
Hello, did you hear about the Anagrammy Contest? No, wait — the anagrammy competition... or the anagrammy tournament? Look, I don't remember what it's called, exactly. Great, isn't it? >:(
It ...
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Oh, one short ode of love
I'm to grow in mind
If now onto learning;
And to show understanding,
We cannot be blind.
Where is the heart? :)
Inspired by this (thanks @Bass!)
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Go Pregnant or Go Home
A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard ...
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The Staircase of Paint
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
My new ...
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This is why they call me “Book Smart”
So, I was walking alon g, bothering nobo dy one day when, out of nowh ere, this c razy person came out of a bookshop and t hrew a book ca lled 'Tolerance' at me. It broke my sp ine. That's when I lea ...
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The Puzzle Hunt
This puzzle is like a scavenger hunt; the solution to each part of this puzzle becomes a critical part of the next part of the puzzle.
Part One [Steganography]
Be very aware, dear.
Buttons ...
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What force is more potent than love?
A few quotes about Love....
What force is more potent than love?
True love is selfless. It is prepared to sacrifice.
We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its ...
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Sightseeing on Crack
Recently I went on an around-the-world vacation.
Unfortunately, I dropped my phone just as I was getting out of the cab at the airport before my first flight out. Not so bad in and of itself, but ...
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Some Patriotic Steganography
Say there, American soldier, sir.
Stay there, good mister, and answer a question.
Where do you go, and why do you go,
Dragging your load through the cold, wet, mud?
We thank you ...
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Hidden message in jpg
I've tried different layers in photoshop on this, binwalked it, use strings on it, subtract the image with the original and nothing lead to anything, exiftool it, used stegsolve.jar still nothing. ...
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A differential equation with a hidden sentence
Find the specialized solution of $H''(r)-aH'(r)=0$ that satisfies $H'(0) = \frac{1}{p^2}$ and $H(0) = \frac{H'(0)}{a}(1+\frac{N}{Y}e^w)$
The question:
Solve the above mathematic question
Rewrite ...
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“Always pass on what you have learned.”
I'm trying to decide what is the best quote of ancient earth history, and many, many choices have I. Can you help?
I've narrowed it down some, and ordered it is, significantly:
People who think ...
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There is a secret message in the picture #3
This picture is from the 50 trillion dollars challenge from the free ebook "Muko and the Secret". This one is already solved by a reader.
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Find the puzzle #2 [closed]
View the first part here
This is the solution
Find the puzzle
P.S:This puzzle is a little different from the last one
This is completely legitimate so please don't downvote it
Hint 1
Note
Hint ...
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Help! I need to finish my movie!
I need help!
I was watching a movie with my friend, when suddenly it cut off right at the climax, and gave me this link: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Obh71.png
It looks like that links to a puzzle ...
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An Artwork Made from Several Countries
Last year I went to 12 different countries around the world. I made an AI to convert every country that I've visited into a beautiful artwork as a reminder. I input the 12 countries name, then somehow ...
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There is a secret message in the picture #2
There is a secret message in the picture, can you find it?
This solution is also a clue (how to solve) to the previous one - There is a secret message in the picture.
This picture was neither used ...
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There is a secret message in the picture
There is a secret message in the picture, can you find it?
This picture is from the 50 trillion dollars challenge from the free ebook "Muko and the Secret". This one is already solved so I hope I do ...
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Guess the puzzle
This is the answer
Find the puzzle
Note:This is a legitimate question so please don't downvote it
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A rare glimpse into a puzzlesmith's workshop
Note: The introductory text is only for flavour. All information needed to solve the puzzle is in the images below. Feel free to skip ahead to where it says "puzzle starts here".
Prologue
It was a ...
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Find the number using the data
There is a number hidden in this picture
The number is not 365
This is all I can tell you for now
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Top ten best ways of transportation
This is an entry into the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #41.
Last night me and my friends had a fun night at the bar. When it was time for us to leave, we couldn't come up with a transport that will be ...
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Ornithogenic Turnover
Peptiberg: Hello, friend. Why do you look so pleased?
Tippgeber: My friend just had a change of profession - from a divisive one to a constructive one.
Peptiberg: Was it a smooth transition?
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The secret behind a word
The following text tells an English word by describing each of its letters (in individual sentences).
What's the answer to this question?
&I...
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Stack Overflow's invasion
I came back to Puzzling earlier today and had a strange feeling that Stack Overflow has invaded. Can you find out evidences of Stack Overflow's invasion from the following image?
Note: The answer ...
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Stuck trying to figure out a hidden message
As part of an ongoing "treasure hunt" in an online game that I take part in, there have been several forum posts made in an attempt to hint the participants to finding certain locations. However, ...
