Secret code in U.S. Cyber Command's logo

[Manicdan]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot...-commands-logo

The newly formed U.S. Cyber Command is supposed to centralize and focus the military's ability to wage war over the Internet, but so far it's basically famous for brainteasers. The command's fancy logo contains a super-secret code in its inner gold ring: 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a. Though some people noticed the code late last month, Wired's Threat Level blog picked it up Wednesday morning and announced a contest, with a free T-shirt (or a ticket to the International Spy Museum) going to the first reader to crack the code.

thought you guys might like this.

[w0mbat]

its not secret cause if it would be, it wouldnt be on the logo.

[Dark-Energy]

It means "Poder Cibernetico"

It could mean a number of different things.

[zanzabar]

i would be that its a hash and if u run that hash on the file the correct way it brings another code or a url and they would use it for recruitment like what google used to do were they would just higher smart people who figured out their bill boards and other spots were they put codes

[Hornet331]

Could be indeed a hash, anyone wana run rainbowcrack?

[n!Cola]

godmode2 P

[Pontos]

If it's an md5 hash, then it's nothing extraordinary

http://isc.sans.edu/tools/reversehash.html gives this as a result (It was queries dozens of times by now, btw)

md5 hash 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a = USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace ope

Wonder if that's it or there is another meaning for that hash/string/whatever.

[Zorlac]

"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."

[Hornet331]

the funny thing is, when you make a md5hash out of the result its:
e4e632bb7dab3223fb09bea77cc720be

and not

9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a

[Otis11]

"USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries."

Edit: Guess I got beat-

If it's an md5 hash, then it's nothing extraordinary

http://isc.sans.edu/tools/reversehash.html gives this as a result (It was queries dozens of times by now, btw)

md5 hash 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a = USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace ope

Wonder if that's it or there is another meaning for that hash/string/whatever.

the funny thing is, when you make a md5hash out of the result its:
e4e632bb7dab3223fb09bea77cc720be

and not

9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a

Make sure no quotes or trailing spaces...

[Hornet331]

"USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries."

Edit: Guess I got beat-







Make sure no quotes or trailing spaces...

Look closer, its cut off at ope(rations).

With the full text you posted, the hash is correct.

So topic closed, another mistery solved...

[dduckquack]

forget about the code, that seal the eagle is standing on is a dead guy!

[Pontos]

Look closer, its cut off at ope(rations).

With the full text you posted, the hash is correct.

So topic closed, another mistery solved...

Yeah, the site i mentioned had the thing cropped.

[cdawall]

to bad the command is based at creech AFB well thats one of the plans i would love to be under that command vs ACC...

[saaya]

contains a super-secret code

which is why we read about it on some news website... right...

[nn_step]

which is why we read about it on some news website... right...

secrets are always best hidden in plain sight.

[SoulsCollective]

Some guy put it there for the lulz. Mission achieved, drama caused, lulz had. Move on folks

[saaya]

secrets are always best hidden in plain sight.

yeah but not like this... its obvious some marketing trick... pretty surprised an official gov office of the us uses so cheap and low tricks to get attention

[W1zzard]

sigh .. you can not decrypt a hash .. you can only try different input to check if it generates the right hash. there is an infinite number of possible inputs that generate 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a

[Particle]

That's peculiar. I tested all possible selections of the mission statement using both MD5 and SHA1 hashing and didn't get a match. Weird.

[[XC] gomeler]

yeah but not like this... its obvious some marketing trick... pretty surprised an official gov office of the us uses so cheap and low tricks to get attention

You are just jealous your country didn't think of it first

[WangChung]

"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."

I had to click your profile and check your age, I don't think a whole lot of others here would've gotten that.

[deathman20]

I had to click your profile and check your age, I don't think a whole lot of others here would've gotten that.

Whys that? Its a fricken classic, not only that it runs for 24 hours on Dec 25th. So there is a huge chance that people have run across that movie over the years.

[saaya]

You are just jealous your country didn't think of it first

please, you honestly identify yourself with a country?
imo this shows how desperate for attention and talent they are...

[Otis11]

please, you honestly identify yourself with a country?
imo this shows how desperate for attention and talent they are...

Talent? To figure that out?

I sure hope a government agency has more talent that that requires...

Ah, but I see my error.