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    newcomer steg query

    hope this hasn't been asked b4 -

    I've read about steg. Not questioning the math, ok. But has anyone heard of any real, non-trivial examples of crooks, terrorists etc actually using steg?

    It's great technique for a spy novel. but really in life?

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    http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/02/41658


    That is the closest I could find. Since it is not easily detectable I do not think it would be common for some one to find such evidence - ever. I think in most cases there was only suspicion of its use.

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    Hello dinee, and welcome to AO,

    I don't know of any IRL examples but I am not sure where you are coming from with your question.

    I do have some software that detects it, and I will look for the link if you respond with an affirmative.............

    I am looking from the tekkie side here like you might want to get a steggie tool then try my tool to crack it?

    If your question is purely historical, then I am afraid I don't have any examples.....

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    It is an interesting concept and something to is hard to detect.

    Nihil, I wouldn't mind a look at that app if you could be so good as to locate it?

    Cheers,
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    I think an app like that is only semi-useful. It can only detect known ways/algos for hiding things. If some one really wanted to hide something like that they would develop their own way of hiding it..

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    I would encrypt it before hiding it too.
    If the world doesn't stop annoying me I will name my kids ";DROP DATABASE;" and get revenge.

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    True. Encrypted with a unique method = good luck finding it.

    Personally I still have not found a practical use for stego. Maybe I am not sketchy enough :-p

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    The problem with worrying about hidden messages is that you can see them anywhere. Just like a brute force decryption can yield every possible message, you can find SOME way of only using certain letters/words of any legitimate document and making it into a message to be worried about. A la "A beautiful mind".
    If the world doesn't stop annoying me I will name my kids ";DROP DATABASE;" and get revenge.

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    Only the government would worry about such a thing :-p

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    Hi Wolfe,

    The detection tool is here:

    http://www.outguess.org/detection.php


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