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Duplicate RSA Keys Enable Lockheed Martin Network Intrusion
An anonymous reader writes "Unknown hackers have broken into the security networks of Lockheed Martin Corp and several other US military contractors, a source with direct knowledge of the attacks told Reuters. They breached security systems designed to keep out intruders by creating duplicates to 'SecurID' electronic keys from EMC Corp's RSA security division, said the person who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter." There's also coverage at PC Magazine.
Wonder what relation, if any, this has to the quantum computer?
My guess is that their new quantum computer enables their security to exists as a super position of itself -- both being very secure, and completely unsecured at the same time.
However, now that the state of their security has been observed, it has collapsed into only one state (which is unfortunately: unsecured).
I, for one, am shocked, shocked, that RSA's assertion that the breach was minor and totally, not, y'know, a real world issue was less than 100% truthful...