If you have missed the opportunity to
buy yourself a portable Enigma encryption machine, or didn't know you could devote some of your CPU power while trying to
crack unbroken Nazi Enigma ciphers, now is the time to consider another
distributed computing cracking initiative I just came across to - "
Assault on the Thirteenth Labour", part of the utopian
Perplex City alternate reality game.
More on the
story itself :
"
The story centers on a fictional metropolis known as Perplex City. The Receda Cube, a priceless scientific and spiritual artefact, has been stolen and buried somewhere on Earth, and the game offers a real-life $200,000 reward to whoever can find it."
As a matter of fact, ever heard
of Hive7? This is where the future is going, as I think
virtual worlds intrigues result in a more quality real life, don't they? Still, it can also result in security problems with
stolen virtual goods. The trend, given the popularity of these, will continue to emerge -- people, both rich and poor are putting hard cash into
virtual properties and
DoS attacks and
phishing practices are already gaining popularity as well.
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