Category: CIA
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Israel Hacked Traffic Cameras in Iran
Israel Hacked Traffic Cameras in Iran Multiple news outlets are reporting on Israel’s hacking of Iranian traffic cameras and how they assisted with the killing of that country’s leadership. The New York Times has an on the intelligence operation more generally. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier
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Part Four of The Kryptos Sculpture
Part Four of The Kryptos Sculpture Two people found the solution. They used the power of research, not cryptanalysis, finding clues amongst the Sanborn papers at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art. This comes as an awkward time, as Sanborn is auctioning off the solution. There were legal threats—I don’t understand their basis—and the solvers…
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Jim Sanborn Is Auctioning Off the Solution to Part Four of the Kryptos Sculpture
Jim Sanborn Is Auctioning Off the Solution to Part Four of the Kryptos Sculpture Well, this is interesting: The auction, which will include other items related to cryptology, will be held Nov. 20. RR Auction, the company arranging the sale, estimates a winning bid between $300,000 and $500,000. Along with the original handwritten plain text…
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Tradecraft in the Information Age
Tradecraft in the Information Age Long article on the difficulty (impossibility?) of human spying in the age of ubiquitous digital surveillance. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier