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For the first time ever researchers crack RSA and AES data encryption
- Chinese researchers have used D-Wave's quantum annealing technology to crack encryption techniques that have been considered secure for decades
- The team showed that the D-Wave Advantage system could factor a 50-bit RSA integer, posing a threat to the Substitution-Permutation Network encryption structure which underpins many cryptographic methods
- D-Wave's machine also demonstrated vulnerabilities in encryption standards used by major organizations and governments worldwide
- Researchers claim quantum computers pose a real threat to data security and privacy, raising the need for robust quantum-safe encryption immediately
- Experts have predicted that quantum computing could eventually break today's encryption, but the timeline for these threats was thought to be several decades away
- The team has sent a clear message to the cybersecurity community that quantum computing is fast approaching, and they must act now to protect data and systems from the emerging quantum threat
- Apple has already taken steps to bolster the encryption of its iMessage app using the PQ3 security protocol to protect users' data
- Research from Shanghai University highlights the urgent need for organizations to reassess their security measures to avoid vulnerabilities in widely used cryptographic methods
- The Global Risk Institute has urged the cybersecurity community to develop layered defense strategies to counteract the quantum threat
- D-Wave's quantum computing systems which Chinese researchers used in their research, are now accessible through cloud services for around $2,000 an hour
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