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Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by artie_effim on Thursday April 19, 2018 @06:19AM (#16874660)
Isn't that brainf*ck?
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by anvandare on Thursday April 19, 2018 @06:55AM (#16874794)
Yes. The highlighted areas are:

>+-++<>-+--><[+-[ ]+-]<+--+>[+--+]< [+>+<-]><----[--> +++<]>--.-------- -.+++.[++>---<]>+ +.-[----->++<]>-. +[->+++<]>+.+++++ ++++++.---------- --.----[->+++<]>+ .-[-->+++++<]>--- .------.[--->+<]> ++.[-]>+-++<>-+-- ><[+-[]+-]<+--+>[ +--+]<[+>+<-]><>+ -++<>-+--><[+-[]+ -]<+--+>[+--+]<[]

=> xor-with-key

+++++++++++[>++++ +++++++<-]>+[<+>- ]-[>+<-------]>-- -[<+>-][<+>-]>++> +[>++[-<++++++>]< <]>[<+>-]>+>++[++ >++[-<+++++>]<<]> [<+>-]>+>+[>++++[ -<++++>]<<]>[<+>- ]++++++++[>++++++ +++++<-]>+[<+>-]+ ++>>+>+[->+++[-<+ ++++>]<<]>[<+>-]+ +++++++[>++++++++ <-]>+[<+>-]+++>++ ++++>+>+-++<>-+--

=> z.\SUY.ZA...

(hex values of the key: 7A B3 5C 53 55 59 03 5A 41 03 06 01)

xor-ing the .png with the key gives a data blob, so it's either an executable (which I'm not going to run) or I did something wrong.

Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by seagull on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:27AM (#16874933)
I think this is actually one byte off, I get 7A 46 5C 53 55 59 03 5A 41 03 06 01 (not output, but ends up in memory).
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by harel on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:26AM (#16874925)
The file won't run on linux as is, unless I've done it wrong.

    line 6: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
edit: it's not to do with executables, but with the "Israel is 70" text.
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by stef25 on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:01AM (#16874827)
Good effort!
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by jerry40 on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:10AM (#16874862)
z.\SUY.ZA... and Israel-is-70 (text from the picture) have the same length.

Coincidence?

Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by anvandare on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:28AM (#16874936)
No coincidences with games like this. :) (I went over it again, and of course a simple blob isn't just a binary, it has no magic bytes or anything, stupid.) Using "Israel-is-70" gives me ... 3?.205.32.11 Which of course looks like an IP-address, but incomplete (the ? is C0). Probably made a mistake with the decoding of the key-part of the brainfuck. Still, only 10 numbers to pick from: 3[0-9].205.32.11

Edit: thanks to Seagull for pointing it out already, the key was off by one byte. So that gives 35.205.32.11

Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by bernarpa on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:31AM (#16874949)
Are you sure? By doing the XOR I get 35.205.32.11...
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by jerry40 on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:46AM (#16875022)
Ok, so actually the puzzle has been cracked. Nothing else we can do. This end was definitely not happy.
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by bernarpa on Thursday April 19, 2018 @08:39AM (#16875352)
You're wrong... Go through an Israeli proxy to that IP (or via TOR by configuring exit nodes), it's only the beginning. ;-)
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by jerry40 on Thursday April 19, 2018 @08:58AM (#16875494)
Perhaps, but the fact IP hidden behind the wall means that this challenge is not for everyone. Disappointing. Good luck in your adventure though!
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by Double_a_92 on Thursday April 19, 2018 @06:44AM (#16874759)
So the first task tests your endurance and patience...

Here's the beginning of the Left blue block, if anyone wants to continue:

>+-++<>-+--><[+-[

]+-]<+--+>[+--+]<

[+>+<-]><----[-->

Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by bayindirh on Thursday April 19, 2018 @06:19AM (#16874662)
I'm thinking the same thing...
Re:Mossad 2018 challenge by lordnacho on Thursday April 19, 2018 @06:48AM (#16874769)
Exactly what I thought, too. I guess you find an interpreter and see what happens.