Keen Eye

Briefing

We need your help here, agent. We’ve intercepted a message between two hackers. It seems like an innocuous image, but we get the feeling that there’s something fishy going on here. Can you take a close look at the image, and find the hidden message in it?

Hint: Sometimes, patience and persistence are all it takes.

Out of patience? Hint #2: Make sure you are looking in the right direction… (The right direction for you, that is.)

Still no luck? Well, don’t fidget, zoom in, and look closer…

Hint #3: ...For all too often,the answer goes right above someone’s head.

Note: A special thank you to our very own club member @sage (Lillian) for writing this writeup! It's fun, hilarious, and informative--everything that a writeup should be.

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Keen Eye Writeup 👀🔍

There’s a message hidden in this image^

Let’s consider our hints first:

“Sometimes, patience and persistence are all it takes.”

“Make sure you are looking in the right direction… (The right direction for you, that is.)”

“Still no luck? Well, don’t fidget, zoom in, and look closer…”

“For all too often, the answer goes right above someone’s head.”

Now we’re ahead of the game. The message is small, located on the right half of the image, and is above someone’s head. That leaves less than a quarter of the image left to search.

Boom

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