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Lasher

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5. It's weasel words.

Reply to DJ13 (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 03:25 PM

Dec 2013

The compromised PINs were encrypted, so they are correct in saying no unencrypted PINs were stolen. They would be incorrect to say no PINs were stolen, as they would be if they were to claim that it's impossible for the encrypted PINs to be decrypted.

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"there is no evidence that unencrypted PIN data has been compromised" DJ13 Dec 2013 #2

It's weasel words. Lasher Dec 2013 #5

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