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A researcher's social media post that revealed how to break part of a popular encryption protocol has gone viral.

Did he really do it with just "good old paper and pencil"?

A researcher's social media post that revealed how to break part of a popular encryption protocol has gone viral. But did he really do it with just "good old paper and pencil"?

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A researcher's social media post that revealed how to break part of a popular encryption protocol has gone viral. Did he really do it with just "good old paper and pencil"?

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Did he really do it with just "good old paper and pencil"?

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