Not even FBI was able to decrypt files of Daniel Dantas | Linux Today

Not even FBI was able to decrypt files of Daniel Dantas

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 28, 2010

“According to the report, the fed only requested help from USA
in early 2009, after experts from the National Institute of
Criminology (INC) failed to decode the passwords on the hard
drives. The government has no legal instrument to compel the
manufacturer of the American encryption system or Dantas to give
the access codes.

“The equipment will remain under the protection of the feds. INC
expect that new research data or technology could help them break
the security codes. Opportunity Group reported that the two
programs used in the equipment are available online. One is called
Truecrypt and is free. The programs were used due to suspected
espionage.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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