UC Advanced - issue #9

I n a kingdom not too far away, there lived a clever and resourceful young lady. She’d caught the attention of the King who wanted her for his Queen. Part of her matrimonial challenge once she became queen was to display resourcefulness and on her wedding night, she was tasked with 3 nights to transform a pile of straw into digital gold, to make more money for the Kingdom. Faced with such a task, her sobs caught the attention of a mysterious cybercriminal named Rumpelstiltskin. R umpelstiltskin, with his cunning ways, approached the queen and offered

his assistance in spinning digital gold, in the form of Cryptocurrency. Intrigued by the possibilities, the queen accepted his help, unaware of the dark contract she was entering. Rumpelstiltskin, true to his promise, helped her accumulate vast wealth overnight. A s their partnership continued, Rumpelstiltskin revealed his true intentions. He demanded a steep price—a guessing game. If the queen couldn’t decipher his name, he would not only keep the wealth accumulated, he would also take possession of something far more precious. In this digital kingdom, the queen’s most cherished possession was the kingdom’s data. R umpelstiltskin intended to encrypt this data, challenging the queen to guess his name to unlock possession of the

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