Much interest in quantum computer development was spurred by Peter Shor's 1994 discovery of an algorithm that showed how ...

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 ...

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

Quantum computing's rapid progress threatens blockchain security, demanding urgent new cryptographic solutions.

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

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

In 2018, Aayush Jain, a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles, traveled to Japan to give a talk about a powerful cryptographic tool he and his colleagues were developing. As he ...

A fully-fledged quantum computer that can be used to solve real-world problems. For many computer scientists, the arrival of such a device would be their version of the Moon landings: the final ...