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Re:Australian Signals Directorate coin code cracked by 14yo ... by krisoft on Friday September 02, 2022 @07:20AM (#32689302)
Debacle? :) It is a puzzle made to entertain and popularise the institution. People solving it is the goal.

Your comment reminds me of this XKCD: https://xkcd.com/932/

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Re:Australian Signals Directorate coin code cracked by 14yo ... by gonzo41 on Friday September 02, 2022 @08:08AM (#32689621)
That comic is spot on. Though I would say, as a developer, I would think "Someone at the CIA accidentally took down their own website briefly today"
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Re:Australian Signals Directorate coin code cracked by 14yo ... by jonny_eh on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:44AM (#32692125)
It's getting headlines, it's exactly what they wanted. Kudos to the Australians on this one!
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Re:Australian Signals Directorate coin code cracked by 14yo ... by ncmncm on Friday September 02, 2022 @05:37PM (#32696005)
It is getting headlines exactly today, and never again. The goal was not to get it solved; they already knew the solution. The goal was to get a lot of people working on it. Now we know a motivated 14-y.o. can solve it in a few minutes, so it does not merit attention. "Plonk", as we used to say before endless September.
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