China posts new crypto standard candidates; 14 attacked by one person next day
StefanoGogioso · x · 2026-09-21
- A widely shared post highlights how brutal "post-AI cryptography" has become: on Sep 20 China published candidate algorithms for new cryptographic standards, and by Sep 21 a single researcher had found attacks breaking 14 of them.
- The post cites cryptographer mjoscrypto's thread on the attacks, underscoring how quickly candidate schemes are being vetted — and eliminated — in this standards round.
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