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Mafia Boss Using Crook Crypto Captured

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the never-heard-of-pgp-and-email dept.

boggis writes "Discovery is running a story on Bernardo Provenzano, the recently arrested 'boss of bosses' of the Sicilian Mafia. He apparently wrote notes to his henchmen using a modified form of the Caesar Cipher, which was easily cracked by the police and resulted in further arrests of collaborators. Discovery's cryptography expert describes it as a code that 'will keep your kid sister out'."

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  1. You didn't expect by WebHostingGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    these people to be brain surgeons did you?

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  2. Re:Substituion Cipher? by holdenholden · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, but the Police were in clear violation of the DMCA ;-).

  3. High security. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also seized from his rooms were records for bookies operations filling several Barbie diaries with real plastic locks, and hit orders folded tightly into paper origami footballs.

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  4. I AM.... by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    your kid sister you insensitive clod!

  5. Behold the power of ROT13 times 2! by Dark+Coder · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stand back!

    Behold twice the power of a ROT13 used twice!

    1. Re:Behold the power of ROT13 times 2! by Jugalator · · Score: 4, Funny

      Arrgh! I just see a sequence of ASCII characters now! B... e... h... What the hell did you do!?

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  6. Keep my kid sister out!? Impressive! by 2short · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Discovery's cryptography expert describes it as a code that 'will keep your kid sister out'."

    Considering my kid sister is a mathematician at NSA... Hmm, maybe he meant a hypothetical kid sister?

  7. And the secret message is... by rehtonAesoohC · · Score: 4, Funny

    Be sure to drink your ovaltine?!

  8. like corporations... by Hatte · · Score: 3, Funny

    Even the mafia has its PHBoB's.

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  9. Re:If only.. by David+Mazzotta · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm just trying to imagine the look on Paulie Walnuts' face as you explain that.

  10. Re:IT Consultant by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 4, Funny
    I wouldn't think it'd be too hard to find a bent IT guy to give advice on security, encryption, what can be recovered from a hard drive etc.
    Hmm.. you're right..

    Hello, mafia! For $250K/year, I am an IT guy who can give advice on security, encryption, what can be recovered from a hard drive etc. In addition to IT, I enjoy pasta, Chianti, parmigiano, and pitted olives (preferably all in one night). Salary is negotiable if you can provide an "Italian woman," something I keep hearing about but, being a geek, haven't figured out the details of just yet.

    References available upon request.
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