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Re:An update on the threat landscape by dylan604 on Monday March 07, 2022 @10:20PM (#30596063)
They run operations like Cicda3301 to recruit to ones that make it to the end.

https://www.cicada3301.org/

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Re:An update on the threat landscape by saagarjha on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:43AM (#30596821)
Ok but seriously they fund things like USAMTS which I assume gives them access to a list of promising young Americans.
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Re:An update on the threat landscape by dylan604 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:49AM (#30596844)
That's boring maths though. Great, they found some people that can do hard maths. Cicada3301 winners prove they have a wide range of abilities. You're "tests" would be fine for the NSA types that just sit in a gov't cubicle going blind on cyphers. CIA wants people that can figure things out without getting caught.
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Re:An update on the threat landscape by saagarjha on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @01:00AM (#30596893)
The parent comment asked about the NSA, and, well, they happen to do a lot of math.
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