ITHACA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A challenge with trillions of potential combinations yet only one right answer may seem unsolvable. The challenge the Allied Forces faced in World War II was cracking ...

I like serendipity when it happens -- especially when it concerns something as odd as the current head of the National Security Agency and the German World War II encryption device known as the " ...

The particularity of these cipher devices is that they shouldn't exist anymore. Not in one piece and certainly not functional. Because it was a state secret technology, utmost care was taken by German ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! International Spy Museum historian and curator Andrew Hammond provided a tour of the Museum, highlighting the World War II era German Enigma machine ...

Explore how the Enigma Machine scrambles words, revealing the complexities of this iconic World War II device used for secret messaging.

The Enigma machine is the most well-known encryption tool used by German forces in World War II, mostly because it was so famously cracked by the Allies to great effect. Like many hackers, [christofer ...

Only a few of the very top Allied generals were given information from the decrypted messages, and they were instructed to be careful not to act too openly on the intelligence, lest the Germans ...

A rare Enigma machine used by Nazi Germany during World War II was sold at auction Tuesday for 45,000 euros ($51,500). A rare Enigma machine used by Nazi Germany during World War II was sold at ...

As the June 6 anniversary of D-Day approaches, Boston’s RR Auctions is offering a sale of over 170 autographs and artifacts, with some focus on World War II relics, live on the house’s website through ...