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Quantum computers need vastly fewer resources than thought to break vital encryption

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Breakthrough in quantum attack resource requirements impacts long-term cryptographic infrastructure.

2026-04-01 security Ars Technica
conceptual graphic of symbols representing quantum states floating above a stylized computer chip.
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No, the sky isn't falling, but Q Day is coming, and it won't be as expensive as thought.

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