The Steemit Crypto Challenge #5

[timsaid]

 Prepare - Uncover - Outwit - Find - WIN!

Welcome to the fifth Steemit Crypto Challenge. So you think you're good with riddles? Are you a master of Crypto-puzzles? Find the answer. The correct solution. There are hints everywhere, sometimes you need to dig in the past and come back. 

Can you follow your intuition and stay on the right track? The first to reveal a hint will win a prize. The first to attain understanding with the right answer will receive their bigger reward.

Here is your first hint:

 

Hint 2:

Rules, Terms and Conditions

You will need to employ all of your skills to solve this crypto-puzzle. This isn't for the weak-hearted.
Don't limit your creativity, look forward and look back!
Take advantage of:

• Image (and reverse) searches
• Steemit
• Wikis or Encyclopedias
• Filesharing Sites
• Sound, video, and image recording manipulation

You will receive hints from time to time. Because the recent Crypto Challenges were not solved we lowered the difficulty to make it a more pleasant experience.
Stay frosty

Don't be limited to the list above, get creative! Think you got in the bag? How hard could it be? Surely, your Code  Solvers and Image Manipulation Translators are up to date, piece of  cake! All submissions are due by Saturday September, 17 @ 6pm (UTC -4) The First Prize reward is 200 Steem. Additional: 10SBD per new hint uncovered. (This challenge is not impossible, but you'll feel like it is) 

P.s.:  Did you hear about the SteemFest 1Steemit Crypto Challenge: Amsterdam Madness. Those who will visit the SteemFest have the chance to participate in the extra edition of the Crypto Challenge and win 1000 Steem. More information will follow soon. in Amsterdam in November this year? @roelandp is hosting this event of superlative and I recommend you to come to be part of this groundbreaking experience. Currently I am working on the

Teamwork is what Steemit is all about, don't be afraid to work together. I recommend you to use the chat. There is a channel where you can discuss the challenge: steemitcryptochallenge

Happy hunting,
Tim Said   

10% of the SBD goes to @steemitcharity

Comments

[cherish]

When you click on "Filesharing sites" the file requires a password.
Password is green
You get this picture
It was purposely upside down.

[timsaid]

Very well done! Some steps closer

[felixxx]

The password is 'green' ?

[cherish]

Yepp

[bitcalm]

The image in the archive contains the following qr code (extracted using silenteye with the password SilentEye:

The QR code is a link to: http://line.naver.jp/ti/p/PzaOXCqDPo. This is a friend invite for the Line app, but I don't want to install it because it uses a lot of permissions which I don't trust (I'm paranoid). Someone else can use this and head to the finish line :D

[raymonjohnstone]

following this trail.

[raymonjohnstone]

I have contacted crypto using this path and have recieved a response, where am I? use the maps from challenges 3 and 4

[raymonjohnstone]

answer is the corner of Bei St. Annen and St. Annenufer looking at Philipp und Keuntje

[meesterboom]

Damn it, hint 2 is a steganographic picture which probably contains a sound or similar. I only have a chromebook so can't download any plugin!! Someone do it for me. Do it for all of us!!

[timsaid]

You might help them now

[blend]

This is too hard! well done!

[timsaid]

[koskl]

And the first hint is 510 and ripple?

[timsaid]

510 is correct, but has a deeper meaning

[mcsvi]

Just came across this - sounds like fun.
I guess your image contains a hidden message encoded with LSB steganography. Unfortunately the Silenteye plugin crashes on my mac - so maybe someone wants to check it out ;)
Also there are 4 letters highlighted in your message (c h a t)
lookin forward

[timsaid]

Looks like you need your plugin

[timsaid]

HINT 3: The picture from the .rar + Hint 2 = Next step