The International Association of Cryptologic Research has cancelled the results of its annual leadership election after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a "hyper-secure election system."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/world/cryptography-group-lost-election-results.html?unlocked_article_code=1.208._aCi.O706MR3i3l3K&smid=url-share
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