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Google Says Quantum Threat to Encryption Could Arrive by 2029
Google warned that advances in quantum computing could soon threaten current cryptographic standards and urged rapid industry adoption of post quantum cryptography.
Apr 2nd 2026 · United States
Insights
- Google moved up its estimate for Q Day, when quantum computers could break current encryption, to 2029.
Sources
- ‘It’s a real shock’: quantum-computing breakthroughs pose imminent risks to cybersecurity www.nature.com
- Google Moves Post-Quantum Encryption Timeline Up To 2029 it.slashdot.org
- Google Warns That Quantum Armageddon Is Drawing Closer futurism.com
- Scientists look to space quantum tech to protect us from hackers www.siliconrepublic.com
- Google offers researchers early access to Willow quantum processor www.techspot.com
- Quantum computers might crack today's encryption far sooner than we thought www.techspot.com