Researcher Ed Gerck claims to have cracked the world's most public key algorithm, RSA-2048, Data Breach Today reports. Gerck, a quantum computing developer and founder of Planalto Research, used a system based on quantum mechanics. Gerck's work has not yet been confirmed.
Researcher claims to crack RSA-2048 using quantum computing
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