New research suggests that a quantum computer could crack a crucial cryptography method with just 10,000 qubits.

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 ...

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

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

The clock is ticking on cryptocurrency.

One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star.

About eight years ago, toward the end of a panel I was moderating on cybersecurity, I turned to the panelists and asked them ...

New research and industry timelines are accelerating efforts to replace cryptography that quantum computers could eventually ...

Google published a paper on March 31 that states that Bitcoin's cryptography could be impacted by quantum computing sooner ...

Anxieties over the quantum threat to Bitcoin have been growing, but Bernstein backs Back in saying there’s no cause for alarm ...