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Study: 10,000 qubits could crack key encryption sooner than expected

Researchers affiliated with Caltech and the quantum computing startup Oratomic have published a preprint claiming that Shor’s ...

Quantum computers need vastly fewer resources than thought to break vital encryption

Building a utility-scale quantum computer that can crack one of the most vital cryptosystems—elliptic curves—doesn’t require ...

Google warns ‘Q-Day’ is coming, could break encryption by 2029

Quantum computers will likely be able to crack current encryption algorithms earlier than once thought, posing a serious ...
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NIST selects backup algorithm for general encryption against quantum cyberattacks

A view of NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. (Photo credit: NIST) The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced an algorithm that could serve as a second line of defense to ensure ...
Wired

A New Attack Easily Knocked Out a Potential Encryption Algorithm

This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast. Last month, the US ...
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Quantum computers need just 10,000 qubits to break the most secure encryption, scientists warn

Future quantum computers will need to be less powerful than we thought to threaten the security of encrypted messages.
BGR

Quantum Computing Will Break Existing Encryption Algorithms, So The US Government Developed Stronger Ones

Whenever we talk about end-to-end encrypted data, we're usually talking about messaging apps like iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, and Google's RCS. But plenty of other data is encrypted to ensure ...