cryptographer
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Its history is linked to WhatsApp: the site was founded by cryptographer and entrepreneur Moxie Marlinspike, with an initial $50 million from WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
American cryptographer Bruce Schneier told the BBC that failures in cryptographic systems often lie in the fact that "to provide any actual security" they have to be "operated by humans".
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
The real breakthrough came from former NSA cryptographer Nick Patterson and researcher Peter Laufer.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025
After a stint as a cryptographer in the Army, he enrolled in Boston University to study journalism.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Sometimes Elizebeth also worked as a cryptographer, which meant that she was the one coming up with ways of obscuring the plaintext.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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