Zane and Elaine found themselves in the back room of her brother’s house, lording over a sleepy-eyed DarkNet team once again. Today she wouldn’t be lecturing on encryption, explaining operational protocol, or teaching them the ins-and-outs of traditional spy craft. Today would be an altogether different experience: they didn’t know it—but they were about to … Read more
The next day landed on a Friday, the results of the winners from the previous day’s DarkNet exploits would be revealed after the majority of classes for the day at ended 5pm. According to Elaine’s intelligence on the subject—from Zane via Frog mostly—it looked like his ARG team had tied with Brad’s team due to … Read more
Achievement Unlocked: Darknet Mission Accepted Warning: Mission dispenser device is tamper resistant; attempts to breach internal firewall will result in destruction and mission failure. “Really?” Elaine said. She withdrew a Firewire connector from a recess in her goggles and poked at the tablet with her fingers looking for another port. “Challenge accepted!” Zane’s hand flashed … Read more
Both having listened in, both Russell and Benjamin nodded vigorously. “I love this thing,” Russell said, gesturing with his phone. “It’s nice being able to talk to everyone else on the team and the spy versus spy part really makes me feel like you said: Mission Impossible. Do you know, I had someone from another … Read more
“I’m not the enemy here,” Zach said. She glanced up from her phone just in time to watch him cross his well-thewed arms across his unformed chest. As a member of the campus security himself, he cut a particularly formidable figure as he loomed over her. “And no, nobody’s raiding your lab. I just wanted … Read more