Source:https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3252771/apple-boosts-imessage-encryption-thwart-future-quantum-computing-attacks-hackers
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Apple boosts iMessage encryption to thwart future quantum computing attacks from hackers

  • The update is designed to fend off attacks from quantum computers, which can perform calculations exponentially faster than traditional machines
  • Apple says its new system, PQ3, makes iMessage more secure than WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, QQ, WeChat – or even Signal

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Apple is upgrading its iMessage app to prevent “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks by hackers hoping to use quantum computers in the future to steal data. Photo: TNS
Apple is upgrading the security of its iMessage app, aiming to fend off a looming future threat: advanced quantum computing attacks.

The changes will be part of a new system called PQ3, Apple said on Wednesday. It is a more advanced type of encryption that could thwart attacks from quantum computers – still-nascent technology that can perform calculations exponentially faster than traditional machines.

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