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   br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 00:18:54 JST br00t4c

   Chinese scientists hack military grade encryption on quantum computer: paper

   Breakthrough poses a ‘real and substantial threat’ to password-protection mechanism employed across critical sectors, team says

   https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3282051/chinese-scientists-hack-military-grade-encryption-quantum-computer-paper

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     br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 00:20:10 JST br00t4c

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     It's pretty hard to understate the implications of this if this research turns out to correct and reproducible. Holy sh--

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     br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 02:38:12 JST br00t4c

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     @argv_minus_one We shall see. I am somewhat skeptical but all that is needed is one little *ahem* quantum leap for most of modern infosec to be rendered obsolete 🍿

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     @br00t4c

     It's probably not. The best quantum computers right now can only factor very small numbers.