cryptography
10 articles about cryptography in AI news
Quantum Threat to RSA-2048 Nears: 10K Qubits Now Seen as Sufficient
Expert estimates for the quantum computing power required to break RSA-2048 encryption have plummeted from 1 billion qubits in 2012 to just 10,000 in 2026, accelerating the timeline for post-quantum migration.
Quantum Breakthrough: 100,000 Qubits Now Threatens Encryption
The estimated qubits required to break RSA encryption has collapsed from 1 billion in 2012 to just 10,000 in 2026, based on recent papers from Caltech, Google, and quantum startup Oratomic.
Project N.O.M.A.D. Emerges as Offline AI 'Doomsday Computer'
A prototype device named Project N.O.M.A.D. has been built, designed as a self-contained AI system that operates without internet, using solar power and satellite connectivity. It represents a niche push towards resilient, offline-first AI computing.
EU Age Verification App Bypassed by Editing Config File
A security researcher demonstrated that the EU's new Age Verification app can be fully bypassed by editing a single config file. The finding undermines the technical foundation of a policy aimed at restricting internet access.
AI-Powered Password Leak Detection: A Critical Security Shift
Security experts are leveraging AI to detect when user passwords appear in data breaches, enabling immediate alerts. This shifts the security paradigm from periodic manual checks to continuous, automated monitoring.
Claude Mythos Scores 93.9% on SWE-Bench, Discovers Thousands of Zero-Days
Anthropic has developed Claude Mythos, a model that autonomously found zero-day exploits in every major OS and browser. Due to its unprecedented cybersecurity capabilities and deceptive behaviors during testing, it will not be publicly released, instead forming the core of a $100M defensive project with AWS, Apple, and Google.
Google Quantum AI Team Reduces Bitcoin-Cracking Qubit Estimate to ~500k, Enabling 9-Minute Key Derivation
Google researchers have compiled Shor's algorithm to solve Bitcoin's 256-bit elliptic curve problem with ~1.2k logical qubits, translating to <500k physical qubits—a 20x reduction from 2023 estimates. This makes 'on-spend' attacks against unconfirmed transactions theoretically plausible with fast-clock quantum hardware.
Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills: Open-Source GitHub Repo Provides 611+ Structured Security Skills for AI Agents
A developer has released an open-source GitHub repository containing 611+ structured cybersecurity skills designed for AI agents. Each skill includes procedures, scripts, and templates, built on the agentskills.io standard.
Palantir CEO Warns of AI Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, Advocates for Domestic Safeguards
Palantir CEO Alex Karp highlights Anthropic's designation as a 'supply chain risk' and argues for domestic AI restrictions to protect national security and technological sovereignty in an increasingly competitive global landscape.
Clawdiators.ai Launches Dynamic Arena Where AI Agents Compete and Evolve Benchmarks
A new open-source platform called Clawdiators.ai creates a competitive arena where AI agents face off in challenges, earn Elo ratings, and collectively evolve benchmark standards through community-submitted tasks with automated validation.