[102703] in Cypherpunks
Mersienne crack busted...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Hettinga)
Tue Sep 15 13:32:40 1998
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:11:54 -0400
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Reply-To: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Somebody evidently installed the Mersienne(sp?) prime search client on
2000+ AT&T machines.
The local talk station news has a report that they have just been
apprehended and will be prosecuted for it.
Interesting times, indeed...
Cheers,
Bob Hettinga
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Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@philodox.com>
Philodox Financial Technology Evangelism <http://www.philodox.com/>
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