长期以来，在量子计算领域，关于“Shor算法（用于破解现代加密体系的算法）”的资源估计一直是悬在行业头顶的达摩克利斯之剑。传统的资源估算认为，要破解RSA-2048加密系统，至少需要数百万个物理量子比特。这种“天文数字”量级的硬件需求，让很多人认为实 ...

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

Two research groups say they have significantly reduced the amount of qubits and time required to crack common online ...

Recent research papers posted to arXiv have sharply reduced the estimated computing power a quantum machine would need to ...

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

Scientists at California Institute of Technology and startup Oratomic have developed a method to ...

Building on a landmark algorithm, researchers propose a way to make a smaller and more noise-tolerant quantum factoring circuit for cryptography. The most recent email you sent was likely encrypted ...

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 ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA — The most recent email you sent was likely encrypted using a tried-and-true method that relies on the idea that even the fastest computer would be unable to efficiently break a gigantic ...