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Quantum Risk Explained
<h2>Summary</h2> <ul> <li>Quantum computing is moving from theory toward early practical use, with direct implications for encryption, authentication, and long-term data confidentiality.</li> <li>The primary risk is the eventual emergence of cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs), which would break today’s public-key cryptography and undermine encryption,
Attributed threat actors
- Sea TurtleG1041
MITRE ATT&CK techniques
Indicators of compromise
- https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/quantum-technology-sees-record-investments-progress-on-talent-gapurl
- https://newsroom.ibm.com/blog-ibm-collaborates-across-four-national-quantum-innovation-centers-to-help-drive-the-future-of-quantum-centric-supercomputingurl
- https://www.quantinuum.com/blog/quantinuum-nvidia-partnershipurl
- https://www.psiquantum.com/news-import/inside-constructurl
- https://www.bis.org/publ/bppdf/bispap149.htmurl
- https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/the-quantum-revolution-in-pharma-faster-smarter-and-more-preciseurl
- https://geopoliticalfutures.com/the-military-benefits-of-quantum-technology/url
- https://www.nist.gov/cybersecurity/what-post-quantum-cryptographyurl
- https://qubip.eu/cryptographically-relevant-quantum-computers-a-2025-perspective/url
- https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2025093pap.pdfurl
- https://www.techmonitor.ai/hardware/quantum/harvest-now-decrypt-later-cyberattack-quantum-computerurl
- https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/11/report-china-may-steal-encrypted-government-data-now-decrypt-quantum-computers-later/187020/url
- https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=mcaurl
- https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/02/20/silicon-quantum-computing-executes-high-fidelity-grovers-algorithm-without-qec-but-scaling-challenges-remain/url
- https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/02/09/from-quantum-threat-to-ai-exposure-why-security-is-converging-faster-than-enterprises-expect/url
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/169url
- https://fintechmagazine.com/articles/why-the-finance-sector-grapples-with-software-security-debturl
- https://postquantum.com/q-day/q-day-predictions/url
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/14/2024-17956/announcing-issuance-of-federal-information-processing-standards-fips-fips-203-module-lattice-basedurl
- https://media.defense.gov/2025/May/30/2003728741/-1/-1/0/CSA_CNSA_2.0_ALGORITHMS.PDFurl
- https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cybersecurity-acturl
- https://investor.forrester.com/news-releases/news-release-details/forresters-2026-technology-security-predictions-ais-hype-fadesurl
- https://www.fsisac.com/hubfs/Knowledge/PQC/FutureState.pdfurl
- https://wqs.events/swift-migration-to-post-quantum-cryptography-a-comprehensive-implementation-guide/url
- https://www.mastercard.com/content/dam/mccom/shared/news-and-trends/stories/2025/quantum-explainer-and-white-paper/Migration-to-post-quantum-cryptography-WhitePaper_2025.pdfurl
Original source: https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/quantum-risk-explained