Breaking the DNA code

NSA stands for National Security Agency. It is responsible for global monitoring and collection of data for intelligence (renseignements) purposes.

You are a journalist investigating DNA testing. Your contact at the NSA has access to top-secret information. You have less than two hours to look for clues in the NSA data system. Each clue will unlock a new file on the computer.

This is how it all started...

HOW IT ALL STARTED... It all started when you heard the 23andMe commercial. The information you learned about DNA tests aroused your curiosity and you decided to get in contact with a scientist from the NSA.

Challenge 1

Your contact sent you the code 5-4-23-1-4-68. Answer the questions to find the password.

CULTURE SPOT In the USA, DNA tests are legal and have become very popular since the late 2010s as they are getting less and less expensive.

Answer the questions:

Enter your password here (important: It has to be in capital letters)

If you unlocked the code, go to challenge 2.

Challenge 2

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If you unlocked the code, go to challenge 3...

Challenge 3

Look at the picture very carefully and find the code that must be added to the password. Enter it here:

If you have unlocked the code, go to challenge 4

Challenge 4

Write your code here:

If you unlocked the code, go to challenge 5

Challenge 5

If you unlocked the code, go to the last challenge!

Write the final code here: