Man-in-the-Middle Attacks & the Superfish Scandal: What Went Wrong? 🔒

Lenovo sold thousands of computers all carrying the Superfish software. Tom Scott explains what a security nightmare this became.

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CORRECTION: At 2min 46secs Tom says "Private Key" when he means "Public Key" - The private key is not shared.

Chip & PIN Fraud: https://youtu.be/Ks0SOn8hjG8
Could We Ban Encryption?: https://youtu.be/ShUyfk4QB-8
How Blurs & Filters work: https://youtu.be/C_zFhWdM4ic
Numberphile: Encryption & Huge Numbers : https://youtu.be/M7kEpw1tn50
Public Key Cryptography: https://youtu.be/GSIDS_lvRv4

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This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer

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