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GCHQ implements World War II cipher machines in encryption app CyberChef

Security Affairs

UK intelligence agency GCHQ released emulators for World War II cipher machines (Enigma, Typex and The Bombe) that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef. The post GCHQ implements World War II cipher machines in encryption app CyberChef appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

military officials hired data analysts to crack the Japanese secret code known as JN-25. After analysts cracked the code, Commander Joseph Rochefort could relay the Japanese Navy’s future plans to Admiral Chester Nimitz. After the devastating blow of Pearl Harbor, U.S. This was considered a significant win for the U.S.