Quoting Jason White (jason@jasonjgw.net):
Yes, exactly. What we don't know is whether any well-known cryptographic algorithms have been broken or weakened. As I recall however, the U.S. government is supposed to be moving toward elliptic curve cryptography, and the NSA has an interest in *protecting* the confidentiality of government information.
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