Guys, I figured it out. Thanks to my cryptography class, I came to realize that this is a simple playfair cypher!
First, I had to find the key word. Playfair cyphers depend on words to be in pairs. The only combination of letters that doesn't make a pair is in the title of the post: w0av8ec. Seven letters means that it's likely the key word. So we put that in our playfair square, which is now 6x6 because of the inclusion of numbers:
W | 0 | A | V | 8 | E | C | B | D | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | X | Y | Z | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
So now we can decipher the rest of the combinations.
And now we're left with the final combinations of words:
8eorjuds
6va605pb
qcrwtrbv
ywad4kcv
rj6ooulb
Now what do these mean? Well first, we replace the numbers with their corresponding letters of the alphabet (A=0, B=1, etc.):
Ieorjuds
GvaGAFpb
qcrwtrbv
ywadEkcv
rjGooulb
Then, using some knowledge of text-speak and word shortening, we expand the message and reveal the truth behind this post:
Got a Very Approving Go Ahead From Planet Boranu
QuiCkly ReWiring The RoBot's V-chip
You WAit anD sEe, Killer Cyborg V (five)
pRepare the Just GOd's Overthrow. Us aLiens Begin!
-IEORJUDS (International Extraterrestrial Organization Rightfully Justifying Unidentified Dealings in Space)
Don't you see? We've intercepted a transmission from the robot alien commander. They're letting us know of the apocalypse that is coming. The robot alien invasion is going to begin!
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