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G7 warns of quantum enabled cyberattacks

Risk level: Low Country: United States

As per reports, the the cybersecurity working group of the Group of Seven (G7), a forum comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, called quantum computing a security and economic threat to public and private organizations, not just critical infrastructure operators.

• The G7 is urging governments and businesses to prepare for quantum-enabled cyberattacks now, warning that migration could take years and that sensitive data is already at risk.
• The big threat from cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs) is that they will be able to carry out ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ attacks.

Categories: Cyber Incident - Other

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