What is CICADA 3301?

Cicada 3301 is an anonymous organisation seeking code breakers in public. Cicada is called 'Most mysterious puzzles of the internet age' . They’re recruiting highly intelligent individuals through Cryptographic puzzles.

Simply saying a group of hackers who are searching individual hackers who have knowledge about almost every field in hacking. Further the group also stated that they will only meet the persons who are really intelligent and are able to solve their puzzle.

WHAT IS CICADA?

Basically this is a coded puzzle which you have to solve and which includes clues to go to the next step. But the codes are really difficult to solve. If you don't have that much of knowledge in Cryptography, Ancient Language etc. you will not able move a step forward to solve the puzzle. This is not a game for those who have just started hacking. Even the most knowledgeable persons were failed to solve the puzzle.

Mostly every year the group release a new puzzle to solve. And it is also said that the individuals who had solved the puzzle were disappeared. Some people also said that this group is run by CIA or by some other intelligence agencies and this is the criteria to recruit their employees. Some also said that this is run by a group which works in "Deep/Dark Web" and no one knows why they are recruiting.

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To solve the puzzle you must have detailed knowledge about the previous puzzle otherwise you will not be able to take a step to solve it. So if you think yourself as an intelligent person and want to solve the puzzle you must have proper knowledge about the previous puzzle and yes you can visit their official website cicada3301.org .

Example of puzzle

The reason is still unknown that why they are hiring and who they are. But it is clear that they are recruiting highly intelligent person who have much more knowledge about coding, hacking or whatever you called it.

This is called as the most mysterious puzzle on the internet. The people who are claiming that they have solved the puzzle are not saying the truth. Because the persons who solved it is somehow related to the "Deep Web" and why they will open up to the world if it is really a secret mission. It is also believed that the group is run by ISI or by some terrorist group.

CONCLUSION-:

So it is clear that "Cicada 3301" is a puzzle and run by Anonymous group who are hiring intelligent individual through solving the "Cicada 3301 Puzzle". No one knows why they are hiring but they have stated that they will meet the person who will solve the puzzle. This puzzle is mostly release every year by the official group.