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Re: Operation Gunman – how the Soviets bugged IBM typewriters

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Post by Overtonwindow » Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 4:53 AM UTC

madengr wrote: post #6

micaksica wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For being right in the shadow of Fort Meade, the National Cryptologic Museum is a really awesome place. It's also one of the only places in the US where you can actually play with working Enigma machines.

Yep, great place. Two Engimas with which you can encode and decode messages. This place is also awesome; just north of BWI: http://www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org

The NEM is amazing!!! Wonderful people there. While the NCM is free, the NEM is only $5 and absolutely worth it. I moved away from the area but still donate often to both museums. True hidden gems.

Re: Operation Gunman – how the Soviets bugged IBM typewriters

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Post by Overtonwindow » Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 4:55 AM UTC

Tepix wrote: post #5

Are there any known cases where paper shredders were/are bugged?

That's a really good question! Probably the NCM folks would know. I imagine it would not be hard. An optical reader somehow that scans the doc as it passes and then transmits it out. Could absolutely see a hacked shredder. Come to think of it yes...this rings a bell but Im having trouble putting my hands on the details.

Re: Operation Gunman – how the Soviets bugged IBM typewriters

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Post by madengr » Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 4:51 PM UTC

Overtonwindow wrote: post #11

madengr wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, great place. Two Engimas with which you can encode and decode messages. This place is also awesome; just north of BWI: http://www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org

The NEM is amazing!!! Wonderful people there. While the NCM is free, the NEM is only $5 and absolutely worth it. I moved away from the area but still donate often to both museums. True hidden gems.

NEM is free if you are an IEEE member, but I always buy some stuff from their gift shop for the kids. Some of the items are in the travelling exhibit to IEEE IMS conference.