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Message-Id: <68F9C2B6-B3D5-4B2B-937F-82713E3F4EF7@kyx.net> Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 09:39:47 -0700 From: Dragos Ruiu <dr@....net> To: Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio@...ti.fi> Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com Subject: Re: Five days left to find the oldest data loss incident On 11-May-09, at 7:29 AM, Juha-Matti Laurio wrote: > The oldest documented vulnerability in computer security world is > password file disclosure vulnerability from 1965, found by Mr. Ryan > Russell. > > Open Security Foundation launched a competition in April to find the > oldest documented data loss incident. > > They have announced that the last day to make a submission is next > Friday - 15th May. > > The contest page is located at > http://datalossdb.org/oldest_incidents_contest > > Juha-Matti Mechanical computers are computers. The loss and the algorithmic crack of the Enigma machine circa 1939 should count - the story and break of the more difficult 4 rotor Naval Machine at Bletchley park recovered from the U-boat and cracked in 1941 is the most famous. http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmauboats.htm But I would nominate the break of the 3 Rotor Enigma circa 1939, by the Polish, as the first documented computer security vulnerability. http://www.avoca.ndirect.co.uk/enigma/index.html cheers, --dr -- World Security Pros. Cutting Edge Training, Tools, and Techniques London, U.K. May 27/28 2009 http://eusecwest.com Tokyo, Japan November 4/5 2009 http://pacsec.jp Vancouver, Canada March 22-26 http://cansecwest.com pgpkey http://dragos.com/ kyxpgp
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