Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour

In the US government's ongoing campaign to protect data in the age of quantum computers, a new and powerful attack that used a single traditional computer to completely break a fourth-round candidate highlights the risks involved in standardizing the next generation of encryption algorithms.

2 years ago   •   5 min read

By CloudNerve™
Leave it to mathematicians to muck up what looked like an impressive new algorithm.
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