Briefing
Greetings, Special Agent.
We have an urgent matter on our hands. For several months we’ve been investigating a group called “Androktasiai”. A radical organization who believes in cleansing the planet of what they call gluttony. Believing firmly that humans are a disease that needs to be exterminated, this radical group is well organized and is preparing to strike several targets. After breaching one of their email accounts, we were able to extract a sent item. The metadata didn’t prove to be of much help, as it was sent to a disposable 10minutemail address. The contents however are of great interesting. We believe it contains instructions sent from one of the groups’ leaders to a sleeper cell. This sleeper cell will now be activated and preparing to carry out an attack somewhere. It is your task to figure out what the text means and provide any intelligence about the plans of this organization.
As always, Special Agent, the Contract is yours, if you choose to accept
Materials
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Use the answer to unlock the flagfile, this will reward you with your badge.
The answer will be in the follow format: ((this-is-the-flag))
Flagfile
Be advised, the flagfile is an encrypted ZIP. Make sure your OS supports the ZIP format. Ensure the password contains no hidden characters or formatting, paste in Notepad first if the password doesn’t seem to work.
Creator(s): Frank Diepmaat