By June 1993, a small group of NSA cryptanalysts had succeeded in solving the first three parts of the Kryptos sculpture. This information was revealed in documents released in 2013 in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by Dunin.

Elonka Dunin began working at Simutronics Corp. in St. Louis, Missouri at the start of 1990. This marks the start of her 24-year tenure at Simutronics, where she held various production and development roles. She was the product manager for GemStone III, executive producer for the Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess-based multiplayer game Alliance of Heroes. This date represents the beginning of a significant phase in her career in the online gaming industry.

Elonka Dunin was born on December 29, 1958, in Santa Monica, California. She is an American video game developer and cryptologist. The date marks the beginning of her life and career.