The day when a quantum computer manages to break common encryption, or Q-Day, is fast approaching, and the world is not close ...

In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology did something it had been working toward for eight years: ...

Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough ...

With around 26,000 qubits, the encryption could be broken in a day, the researchers report in a paper submitted March 30 to ...

The very prospect of the quantum apocalypse has driven various stakeholders to consider what that could be like and how to ...

The maths problems that secure your online bank transactions and emails may soon be undermined by quantum technology. It’s ...

Quantum hardware and software are advancing rapidly – and our online encryption systems need to change to stay ahead.

One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this. Despite ...

According to a study by engineers at Caltech and the UC Department of Physics, quantum computers do not need to be nearly as ...

Bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies use an implementation of ECC called secp256k1. According to Google, its researchers determined that the technology could be broken in a few minutes by a ...

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Markus Pflitsch, CEO and Founder of Terra Quantum, is a dedicated quantum physicist, senior financial executive and deep tech entrepreneur. Humans are an inherently technological and social species, ...