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Venoona's Dead Drop Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/5/2007
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but is located within 5 miles of those coordinates.

A new Threat has emerged: Venoona

First Venona, Now Venoona


It has come to our attention here at GBA headquarters that Venoona has set up a new dead drop. We believe he will send a message to Moscow by posing as a geocacher on a well-known local message board.

In fact, Here is a copy of a post he made recently that appears to contain a coded message.

Analysis of his previous messages show a high probability of using a stream cipher to encrypt his message. Analysis also shows a high probability of reusing his key with only an offset in the keying material.

He has also been known to store his old messages at a "dead drop" website that he hacked into. The website appears to be connected to a "puzzle geocache" in Sonoma County, owned by the owner of this cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

vasbezngvba pna or sbhaq ng jjj qbg tplaek qbg vasb

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)