The 'number station' sending mystery messages to Iran

#1

Post by g-mork » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC

The 'number station' sending mystery messages to Iran
ft.com

Re: The 'number station' sending mystery messages to Iran

#2

Post by rolph » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC

word of warning, being found in a sensative region, with long strings of numbers written or noted may be troublesome .

yeah we use encryption often, but how does someone avoid interpretation as espionage, rather than good digital practice.

Re: The 'number station' sending mystery messages to Iran

#3

Post by HackerThemAll » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC

Paywall-protected content.

Re: The 'number station' sending mystery messages to Iran

#4

Post by Jtsummers » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC

HackerThemAll wrote: post #3

Paywall-protected content.

Easily bypassed: https://archive.is/fS7VT

So why complain?

From this site's FAQ (linked at the bottom of the page):

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> It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.

> In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. More here. [emphasis added]

Re: The 'number station' sending mystery messages to Iran

#5

Post by nineteen999 » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC

Jtsummers wrote: post #4

HackerThemAll wrote: post #3

Paywall-protected content.

Easily bypassed: https://archive.is/fS7VT So why complain? From this site's FAQ (linked at the bottom of the page): > Are paywalls ok? > It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. > In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. More here. [emphasis added]

Seems to be in a CAPTCHA loop for me.

Re: The 'number station' sending mystery messages to Iran

#6

Post by Jtsummers » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC

nineteen999 wrote: post #5

Jtsummers wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Easily bypassed: https://archive.is/fS7VT So why complain? From this site's FAQ (linked at the bottom of the page): > Are paywalls ok? > It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. > In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. More here. [emphasis added]

Seems to be in a CAPTCHA loop for me.

That happens if you use Cloudflare DNS.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260310203436/https://www.newsc...

Still easily bypassed.