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by TallGuyShort 3527 days ago
Unable to read the full article, but...

>> easily outsmarted government efforts to protect secrets

But we've all seen government website that stored and enforced passwords in plaintext Javascript.

>> possessed an advanced understanding of how to encrypt messages

So adding this, we now might just be talking about a guy who can 'View Source' in his browser, and use GPG.

Presented like a cybernetic superspy, but might just be a dude with an IT degree.