Cloud and AI used to break Enigma code in under 15 minutes

Tom Allen
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Enigma Pattern spun up 2,000 virtual machines to decrypt messages

The Enigma machine was originally designed in the early 20th century, and was used by Germany in the Second World War to encrypt its military messages. With billions of possible password variants i...

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