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French Banking Encryption System Compromised: Security Threat Unveiled

Calendar Mar 12, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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"An unknown hacker or group of hackers caused havoc in French banking circles late this week after the 96-digit encryption algorithm underlying the Cartes Bancaires system was posted on the Internet. Some sources suggest that the code was posted to . . . "An unknown hacker or group of hackers caused havoc in French banking circles late this week after the 96-digit encryption algorithm underlying the Cartes Bancaires system was posted on the Internet. Some sources suggest that the code was posted to several Usenet group conferences, with widespread pickups by the
media and other interested parties in France."

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