Cicada 3301

[Marquetta]

A mysterious group of hackers and cryptographers that, according to leaked documents, believe censorship, tyranny, and oppression of any kind must end, and that privacy is an inalienable right. Little is actually known about the group, except that they recruit via complex online puzzles involving a wide variety of subjects, including: [cryptography], art, number theory, programming, old literature, [steganography], hacking, and posters that show up in various cities around the world. The puzzles have begun on [January 5th] each year.
Some think its actually recruiting for the NSA, others think its an ARG, and others think its actually the core group of Anonymous.