Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (July 20, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for July 20, 2023 :</p>
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No-more-secrets: recreate the decryption effect seen in the 1992 movie Sneakers
Summary: GitHub user bartobri has created a command line tool called "no-more-secrets" that recreates the famous data decryption effect seen in the 1992 movie Sneakers. The tool works on piped data and supports ASCII or UTF-8 text, applying the Hollywood effect by initially showing encrypted data and then starting a decryption sequence to reveal the original plain-text characters. The project relies on ANSI/VT100 terminal escape sequences and offers an optional ncurses implementation for non-ANSI terminals.
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Kevin Mitnick has died
Summary: Kevin David Mitnick, renowned hacker and cybersecurity expert, passed away on July 16, 2023, at the age of 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Mitnick, once the world's most wanted hacker, later became a White Hat hacker, security consultant, and author. He co-founded Mitnick Security Consulting and served as Chief Hacking Officer at KnowBe4. Mitnick leaves behind a significant legacy in the cybersecurity industry.