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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 algorithm, the theoretical tool capable of breaking widely used public-key encryption,

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 threat to online security.
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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 encrypted information stays encrypted in the face of an ...
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 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST ...
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 attackers can't access it. Think of data in transit from your ...