The day when a quantum computer can crack commonly used forms of encryption is drawing closer. The world isn’t prepared, ...

Banks, governments and tech providers urged to upgrade security because current systems will soon be obsolete ...

Citi warns Bitcoin faces greater quantum computing risk than Ethereum, citing governance gaps and $82B in exposed dormant wallets.

Quantum computing breakthroughs are accelerating faster than previously expected and could pose a serious near-term threat to ...

With around 26,000 qubits, the encryption could be broken in a day, the researchers report in a paper submitted March 30 to arXiv.org. Another prevalent form of encryption, RSA–2048, would require 100 ...

Imagine a world where the locks protecting your most sensitive information—your financial records, medical history, or even national security secrets—can be effortlessly picked. This is the looming ...

New research suggests quantum computers capable of breaking internet encryption may arrive sooner than expected—with AI helping speed the way.

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...

Experts warn that quantum computing could one day break the encryption protecting the internet, with some estimates ...

However, Quantum Day (Q-Day) is different. Q-Day is the moment a quantum computer becomes powerful enough to break the ...

AI advancements have reduced the requirements for quantum computers to break modern encryption, accelerating the need for ...

About eight years ago, toward the end of a panel I was moderating on cybersecurity, I turned to the panelists and asked them to tell me what to expect when quantum computing would come online. I got ...