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HACKvent 2019

HV19.H1 Hidden One

Sebastian

Sometimes, there are hidden flags. Got your first?

Challenge Description

Hidden One came out the same time as HV19.06 bacon and eggs came out, so I thought it might be about the extra information added below the bacon cipher ciphertext.

Born: January 22
Died: April 9
Mother: Lady Anne
Father: Sir Nicholas
Secrets: unknown

The extra tabs and spaces behind the facts looked interesting. So I googled for whitespace encryption which lead me to http://www.darkside.com.au/snow/. Downloading the tool and running it reveals the flag: HV19{1stHiddenFound}.

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