Agent swarm cracks in one day what years of manual cryptanalysis couldn't, cryptographer says
thomasahle · x · 2026-09-21
Cryptographer nickhistgeek reports that an agent swarm accomplished in a single day what years of manual cryptanalysis had failed to do, joking that the "provable guarantees crowd" is looking smug. Details of the target cipher and method aren't disclosed, but it's a rare real-world use of agent systems for cryptanalysis worth tracking.
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