The Mystery Around Cicada 3301

The Internet is full of mysteries despite its relatively young age. Today we are going to talk about our favourite Internet mystery or the elaborate puzzles given by Cicada 3301. Some of them were solved, while others still await this moment.
Many people still wonder what their purpose is and who’s behind them, which, as you can guess, has also created a plethora of fascinating conspiracy theories about them. We’ll discuss these puzzles and the theories surrounding them.
The Beginning
Cicada 3301 is arguably the best-known Internet puzzle that garnered the biggest amount of attention online. The first clue of the puzzle appeared on 4th January 2012. It was an image posted on 4chan that declared the...