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DARPA’s Machine Challenge Solves CrackAddr Puzzle

Seven autonomous supercomputers faced off against each other in DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC) event on the first day of the DEFCON security conference. In the end, a system known as ‘Mayhem’ won the $2 million grand prize and in the process helped solve a decade-old security challenge that revolved around detecting a particular type of vulnerability.

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