Quantum Computing Could Smash Cyber Security, Take Away All Our Secrets, Say Experts

David Carvalho, CEO of Naoris Protocol, said encrypted data is being harvested around the world ‘waiting for quantum computers to crack it open tomorrow.’

An undated image of a worker walking past a quantum computer at Horizon Computing's headquarters in Singapore. Horizon Computing via BusinessWire

Google Quantum AI, part of California-based technology giant Alphabet Inc., announced on Dec. 9, 2024, that it had invented a quantum chip called Willow that was able to make calculations in a fraction of the time it would take a traditional supercomputer.

Hartmut Neven, the founder and lead of Google Quantum AI, said a quantum computer could benefit humanity “by advancing scientific discovery, developing helpful applications, and tackling some of society’s greatest challenges.”