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Should note that John McAfee is offering to "break the encryption" of the data within 3 weeks of commencement using "social engineering".

His intentions: good. His success probability: unlikely (unless they have knowledge of how the encryption key is built from the passcode)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/john-mcafee-ill-decrypt-san-b...




Social engineering?

"Mr. Cook, it's John McAfee on line three, again. He says, quote, 'pretty pretty please.'"




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