Basically, with a one-time large investment a state (ahem) who knows this weakness can decrypt large chunk of global VPNs, SSH, HTTPS etc.
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Before you think, "oh, it's just the NSA then", as Alex and Nadia point out: "Vulnerability on this scale is indiscriminate."
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@NerdProf I'm hoping people will read the post, and maybe even the paper for details! 140 char here! :-D
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@dombili The paper was apparently published few months ago but I ran into Alex only last week. :-D Also, blog post up only now.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@dombili I don't think the implications of this have filtered to the general public yet... Seems like one more exploit, it's more than that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@dombili I literally ran into Alex and he smiled and said, oh by the way, so I kinda missed it too. haha.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@zeynep This is incredible. Super impressive work on the part of the researchers!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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