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name: Yiqun Lisa Yin
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swag_score: 2
date_added: "2024-06-22"
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# Yiqun Lisa Yin

## Visual Elements


White t-shirt with a thin graphic made of circles and lines connected to one another forming some sort of a pyramid / scheme.

## Cultural Context

Yin is a Chinese-American cryptographer and independent security consultant known for significant contributions to cryptography. Yin is recognized for breaking the SHA-1 cryptographic hash function with Wang Xiaoyun and Hongbo Yu in 2005, demonstrating its vulnerabilities.

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## Justification

Yiqun Lisa Yin helped break SHA-1 alongside Wang Xiaoyun. The cryptographers who exposed the vulnerabilities in the systems that protect digital communication are unsung heroes of the cypherpunk story.
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**Swag Score:** 2
**Date Added:** 2024-06-22
**Sources:**
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiqun_Lisa_Yin