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 ...

But cryptocurrencies aren't the only application at risk.

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

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

A team of Google researchers just set a new date for post-quantum cryptography migration: 2029. Among other things, this ...

Google researchers have shown that breaking the encryption of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum requires 20x ...

The research shows quantum computers may break bitcoin and ether wallet encryption with far fewer qubits than previously ...

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

Quantum computers may slam into hard architectural walls long before they can crack the encryption protecting online banking, ...

The day when quantum computers will be able to break conventional encryption is rapidly approaching, but not all companies are prepared to implement post-quantum cryptography. Quantum-safe encryption ...

About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...