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 ...
Decrypt

Watch Out Bitcoin: Cryptography-Breaking Quantum Computers May Be Closer Than Expected, Says Caltech

Research suggests fault-tolerant quantum machines could arrive sooner than expected, posing a threat to Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography.
BeInCrypto

Google Builds a Quantum Attack on Crypto Encryption, But Won’t Publish It

Google cut the qubits needed to break crypto encryption by 20x and withheld the circuits. Here's why that matters.
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 ...
SecurityWeek

Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption

Google researchers have shown that breaking the encryption of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum requires 20x ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Google thinks encryption technique used by Bitcoin will be cracked by quantum computers in 2029

But cryptocurrencies aren't the only application at risk.
Morning Overview on MSN

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 ...

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 ...