Info to decipher secret message in Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters sells for close to $1M

The information needed to decipher a secret message in a sculpture at CIA headquarters has sold at auction for nearly $1 ...

Solution goes on auction for CIA HQ’s ‘Kryptos’ sculpture that has stumped code breakers for decades

“Since its installation in 1990, ‘Kryptos’ has become a worldwide phenomenon,” said Bobby Livingston, executive vice ...

Long-sought solution to ‘Kryptos’ sculpture sells for almost $1 million

The sale is an unexpected success for artist Jim Sanborn, who feared it might not happen after researchers discovered the ...
ARTnews on MSN

Anonymous Buyer Pays Close to $1 M. for Secret Code to Jim Sanborn Sculpture at CIA Headquarters

In one of the more head-scratching moments of an auction season full of twists and turns, an anonymous buyer won the elusive ...
The Indiana Gazette

Auction of famed CIA cipher shaken after archive reveals code

It is one of the world's most famous unsolved codes whose answer could sell for a fortune -- but two US friends say they have ...
The National Interest on MSN

Solution to CIA’s ‘Kryptos’ Puzzle to Be Auctioned Off

The puzzle’s designer, James Sanborn, has urged the solution’s buyer not to reveal it, but to keep it safe until the Smithsonian releases its own copy.
Seattle Times

A CIA secret kept for 35 years is found in the Smithsonian’s vault

The sculptor Jim Sanborn opened his email account one day last month expecting the usual messages from people claiming to have solved his famous, decades-old puzzle. Sanborn’s best known artwork, ...