The private keys on the
#биткоина network won't be hacked anytime soon using a quantum computer, Cointelegraph reported, citing expert opinions.
$ALPHA $APT $CTK In October, the "world's first effective attack" on the Present, Gift-64, and Rectangle algorithms using a quantum computer was reported. They represent the SPN structure that underlies the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which is used in military and financial sectors.
The breakthrough poses a "real and significant threat" to the long-used password protection mechanism used in critical sectors, the researchers said.
There are no details yet about the hack, but if the information is confirmed, it is a "step forward" in the evolution of quantum computing, according to Marek Narozniak, a physicist with experience in this field.
It is difficult to say from the available data how vulnerable password protection mechanisms used in many industries, including cryptocurrencies, have become, said Massimiano Sala, professor and head of the cryptography laboratory at the University of Trento.