{"id":17734,"date":"2024-10-14T10:39:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/chinese-scientists-use-quantum-computer-to-breach-cryptographic-algorithms\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:39:29","slug":"chinese-scientists-use-quantum-computer-to-breach-cryptographic-algorithms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/chinese-scientists-use-quantum-computer-to-breach-cryptographic-algorithms\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Scientists Use Quantum Computer to Breach Cryptographic Algorithms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese scientists have conducted the “world’s first effective attack” on a widely used encryption algorithm using a quantum computer, according to SCMP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The breakthrough poses a “real and substantial threat” to the long-standing password protection mechanism employed in critical sectors such as banking and the military, researchers claim.<\/p>\n

A team led by Wang Chao from Shanghai University utilized a quantum computer from the Canadian company D-Wave Systems. With it, they managed to breach the Present, Gift-64, and Rectangle algorithms. These algorithms represent a SPN<\/span> structure, which forms the basis of the Advanced Encryption Standard AES<\/span>, employed in military and financial sectors as well as in crypto wallets.<\/p>\n

Wang’s article discusses<\/a> the use of quantum annealing<\/span> technology as an analogue of an artificial intelligence algorithm capable of optimizing solutions on a global scale.<\/p>\n

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“This is the first instance where a quantum computer has posed a real and substantial threat to several full-scale structured SPN algorithms in use today,” Wang’s team stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Existing factors such as environmental conditions, hardware limitations, and the complexity of developing a unified attack algorithm will hinder full-scale quantum hacking, the researchers note.<\/p>\n

In the test, the scientists did not obtain specific passwords, but they “achieved more success than before.”<\/p>\n

They noted that further developments could lead to more robust quantum attacks and uncover new vulnerabilities in existing cryptographic systems.<\/p>\n

Back in March, Vitalik Buterin proposed a method<\/a> to protect Ethereum from quantum computers.<\/p>\n

In August, experts introduced encryption standards<\/a> to counter high-tech hacking methods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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