Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...

Giancarlo Lelli wins one Bitcoin for record quantum security attack.

A lot has been made about a post-quantum computer future in which traditional encryption methods have suddenly been rendered ...

The dreaded Q-day could arrive sooner than expected, and when it does, experts say we need to be ready. Reading time 8 minutes In 1994, American mathematician Peter Shor developed a quantum algorithm ...

Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are practically impossible to solve. Quantum computers threaten to flip that ...

A relatively new ransomware family is using a novel approach to hype the strength of the encryption used to scramble ...

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

Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world’s ...