Final Clue To The CIA’s Unsolved Cryptographic Puzzle At Its HQ Gets A ‘Final Clue’

Kryptos was first created by Mr Sanborn alongside retired CIA cryptographer Edward Scheidt with each passage based on the themes of concealment and discovery

Daily Mail: Artist reveals final clue to help codebreakers crack the last passage of his 30-year-old Kryptos sculpture outside CIA headquarters

* Jim Sanborn built copper sculpture outside CIA HQ in Langley, Virginia, in 1990
* It comprises of four coded passages but only three have ever been cracked
* The now 74-year-old released third and final clue with just one word - 'northeast'

An artist has revealed one final clue to help codebreakers crack the message behind his 30-year-old sculpture.

Jim Sanborn built the copper monument, known as Kryptos, outside the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, in 1990.

The sculpture comprises of four coded passages but only three have ever been successfully cracked. Now its creator has given code-breaking enthusiasts a helping hand.

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