NSA paid RSA $10mm to subvert encryption

[bitpop]

http://gizmodo.com/nsa-paid-security-firm-10-million-bribe-to-keep-encryp-1487442397

Sick fucks

Should have seen it coming with a 66% similar name

Wonder if Bitlocker is compromised too

They are too stupid to understand our enemies will use the same exact flaws against us

[cypherdoc]

this is what money printing allows.

[Patel]

And people actually think their own SHA isn't backdoored 

[empoweoqwj]

this is what money printing allows.

This is what happens when you allow governments to control you.

[nowise]

Should have seen it coming with a 66% similar name

wow... best laugh all day!

The part that bothers me is that we've also found out that all the Microsoft encryption suite was weekend almost 12 years ago as well, and nobody in the general public seems to care much... oh well, I've got muh 6 pack in the fridge and the Packers are playing tomorrow!

don't forget kids the NSA, "helped," linux 8 years ago with some security software contributions.  I'm sure there was nothing naughty done to the random number generator ;-)

[franky1]

NSA aint that smart anyways.

they pay off someone to make back doors and they ask the UK's intelliagence office to hack a encrypted file of DPR using a dictionary library bruteforce method.

which both prove NSA is not a threat to bitcoin

[moni3z]

seems like a petty bribe for RSA (and whoever bought them) to risk their company but I'm sure they also got sweet government contracts out of the deal for playing ball with the Stasi police state.

[mprep]

Man, those encryptions go out fast. One after another are uncovered to be cracked.

[btcrich]

It's been shown that NSA cryptographers have authored backdoors in their algorithms in the past.  Either that, or they're just not that bright.  The only thing is $10 million is an extremely small sum to pay.  I can imagine there are people that would pay far more for something like this.  I'd say it could've been $10 million to RSA and perhaps another $10 million directly into the pocket of RSA's Head of Engineering.

[bitpop]

It's been shown that NSA cryptographers have authored backdoors in their algorithms in the past.  Either that, or they're just not that bright.  The only thing is $10 million is an extremely small sum to pay.  I can imagine there are people that would pay far more for something like this.  I'd say it could've been $10 million to RSA and perhaps another $10 million directly into the pocket of RSA's Head of Engineering.

Definitely

But remember, these are people like me, like you. Some of you here are covert agents.

[antithetical]

It's been shown that NSA cryptographers have authored backdoors in their algorithms in the past.  Either that, or they're just not that bright.  The only thing is $10 million is an extremely small sum to pay.  I can imagine there are people that would pay far more for something like this.  I'd say it could've been $10 million to RSA and perhaps another $10 million directly into the pocket of RSA's Head of Engineering.

It is problem of U.S. government. Remember the story, there was always no money for FBI, NSA, etc. There are hundreds of movies about beggars FBI agents who tries to catch Bonnie and Clyde.

You better draw this lines between FBI, NSA, CIA. The last one, doesn't know what money exactly is.

Who is closer to whom. NSA to FBI, or NSA to CIA. Looks like after 9/11, NSA == CIA.

Moreover, I can't imagine this peoples who filter Snowden's documents to prevent any damage to the U.S. government. How they are doing this? I'm really can't realize this.

They probably could extract full budget of NSA. This great sum should be over than 10m$, over than great part of U.S. budget at all.

Say 50% of your taxes is a money to backdoor your printers, track your internet activity, read your e-mail. Off-course to prevent any attack from the East. From the aborigines with automate Kalashnikov, who every day twit each other, like each other, kick in the irc's channels each other...... At the same time, 90% of money to the East is a U.S.'s money for oil.

[mprep]

It's been shown that NSA cryptographers have authored backdoors in their algorithms in the past.  Either that, or they're just not that bright.  The only thing is $10 million is an extremely small sum to pay.  I can imagine there are people that would pay far more for something like this.  I'd say it could've been $10 million to RSA and perhaps another $10 million directly into the pocket of RSA's Head of Engineering.

Definitely

But remember, these are people like me, like you. Some of you here are covert agents.

Was that a guess or a warning *conspiracy look*? You may know something we don't.

[GreekBitcoin]

this is what money printing allows.

This is what happens when you allow governments to control you.

this is what happens when you allow money to control you. fixed thad for ya

[chowderman]

Awesome business plan. I am using my earnings from crypto trading to set up a communications company, I will most certainly accept the $100M surveillance grant from the NSA to voluntarily allow them to tap all my customers. Its brilliant money.

[empoweoqwj]

Awesome business plan. I am using my earnings from crypto trading to set up a communications company, I will most certainly accept the $100M surveillance grant from the NSA to voluntarily allow them to tap all my customers. Its brilliant money.

On your conscience be it

[mprep]

Awesome business plan. I am using my earnings from crypto trading to set up a communications company, I will most certainly accept the $100M surveillance grant from the NSA to voluntarily allow them to tap all my customers. Its brilliant money.

On your conscience be it

There are people who don't have one.

[empoweoqwj]

Awesome business plan. I am using my earnings from crypto trading to set up a communications company, I will most certainly accept the $100M surveillance grant from the NSA to voluntarily allow them to tap all my customers. Its brilliant money.

On your conscience be it

There are people who don't have one.

Everyone has one, some people spend their lives in denial of it. It all comes out, one way or another. In your nightmares or actions. Karma my friend.

[empoweoqwj]

Maybe psychopaths / sociopaths are the exceptions that prove the rule 

[mprep]

Awesome business plan. I am using my earnings from crypto trading to set up a communications company, I will most certainly accept the $100M surveillance grant from the NSA to voluntarily allow them to tap all my customers. Its brilliant money.

On your conscience be it

There are people who don't have one.

Everyone has one, some people spend their lives in denial of it. It all comes out, one way or another. In your nightmares or actions. Karma my friend.

Maybe psychopaths / sociopaths are the exceptions that prove the rule 

Yeah, I don't think Stalin or Hitler had a conscience.

[KeyserSozeMC]

We can't do nothing. We entered the dance, so we gotta dance.