Another crypto downgrade attack: Logjam

Posted May 23, 2015 14:18 UTC (Sat) by ncm (guest, #165)
In reply to: Another crypto downgrade attack: Logjam by cesarb
Parent article: Another crypto downgrade attack: Logjam

Likewise, botnets are available fairly cheaply. A million cores could do a 36000 core-years job in under two weeks, without impairing much the botnet's primary job of DDOSing or SPAM distribution.

We read of botnets being taken over and "shut down" by law enforcement, but without any independent verification. They could as easily have been repurposed for spooks' occasional convenience.

Another crypto downgrade attack: Logjam

Posted May 24, 2015 20:38 UTC (Sun) by robbe (guest, #16131) [Link]

I was specifically referring to the "academics", i.e. people who are held to some standards of ethics by their peers.

If the authors would have written "within reach of medium to large criminal organisations" I wouldn't have batted an eye. You can also replace "criminal" with "operating outside the law" if you want to include rather than imply spooks.