# Agencies have recruited through puzzles, but GCHQ's were openly branded; a service would hardly recruit on…

> Agencies have recruited through puzzles, but GCHQ's were openly branded; a service would hardly recruit on 4chan.

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Evidence · Cicada 3301

# Agencies have recruited through puzzles, but GCHQ's were openly branded; a service would hardly recruit on…

Agencies have recruited through puzzles, but GCHQ's were openly branded; a service would hardly recruit on 4chan.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[A recruitment exercise by an intelligence or security agency.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/answers/ANS0D7R7118595J/a-recruitment-exercise-by-an-intelligence-or-security-agency)

Disputed

AGAINST

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). Agencies have recruited through puzzles, but GCHQ's were openly branded; a service would hardly recruit on… [Evidence EVD0D7R71925VA1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D7R71925VA1
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**EVD** 0D7R71925VA1

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