From: Toto <toto@sk.sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 08:40:57 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: PRESS REPORT - IMPORTANT
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Huge Cajones Remailer wrote:
> 
>         Anonymous writes:
> >
> > ***  London Times, 30/03/1997   ***
> >
> > >Factoring problem broken:
> > >
> > >One of the main systems used by computer privacy
> > >programs around the world such as those used on
> > >the internet to prevent third parties eavesdropping
> > >on credit card transactions has been proven insecure,
> > >The RSA algorithm, based on the difficulty of "factoring"
> > >large numbers appears to have a weakness, a press
> > >release by the IACR (International Association for cryptologic
> > >research) reads as follows:
> 
> A little early for April Fools'.  "Sergei Ripov" indeed.

  I did a search through the online edition for anything to do with
encryption, RSA, algorithms, etc., and nothing came up for the last
few months.
  Maybe it's in the April 1st edition.

-- 
Toto
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