TIME·Apr 19, 2026

🔐Google and Oratomic Research Accelerates Timeline for Quantum to Break Internet Encryption

Google and Oratomic Research Accelerates Timeline for Quant…

TL;DR

New research from Google and quantum startup Oratomic shows AI-assisted algorithmic advances that could let quantum computers break internet encryption sooner …

New research from Google and quantum startup Oratomic shows AI-assisted algorithmic advances that could let quantum computers break internet encryption sooner than expected. Google demonstrated a 20× reduction in resources needed to crack ECDSA-256; Oratomic showed neutral-atom architectures could break RSA-2048 with as few as 10,000 qubits.

Key Points

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20× resource reduction to crack ECDSA-256

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RSA-2048 potentially breakable with 10,000 reconfigurable qubits

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Cloudflare accelerated post-quantum deadline to 2029

Why It Matters

Post-quantum migration just shifted from a 2030s project to a near-term boardroom issue — every enterprise relying on current crypto needs a plan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does this matter?

Post-quantum migration just shifted from a 2030s project to a near-term boardroom issue — every enterprise relying on current crypto needs a plan.

What happened?

New research from Google and quantum startup Oratomic shows AI-assisted algorithmic advances that could let quantum computers break internet encryption sooner …

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