AES-256 encryption cracked by Dutch researchers with just $200 of equipment

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Researchers demonstrate method for wirelessly extracting AES-256 keys

Researchers in the Netherlands claim to have cracked AES-256 standard encryption using little more than $200 of equipment.  Security firm Fox-IT claims, together with another company called Risc...

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