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  "id": 14610285,
  "title": "IBM executive warns of risk of quantum computing hacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ibm-executive-warns-of-risk-of-quantum-computing-hacks",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T04:14:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ibm-executive-warns-of-risk-of-quantum-computing-hacks/articleshow/134957140.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "IBM’s vice president for Europe and Africa, Alessandro Curioni, warned on Wednesday that organizations are largely unprepared for the risks associated with quantum computing. Speaking on the sidelines of a conference in London, Curioni stated that less than 10 percent of organizations have become quantum-safe.\n\nThe high-speed technology has the potential to crack security encryptions and enable large-scale cyberattacks, according to Economic Times Tech and Phys.org. While quantum computing machines could help solve complex problems like the development of new materials or drugs, they could also be used to break the encryptions that protect communications and vital data.\n\nPhys.org reports that IBM is working to develop a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer for commercial clients by 2029. This machine would aim to perform calculations beyond the capabilities of classical computers by using the properties of quantum physics.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "IBM executive warns of risk of quantum computing hacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ibm-executive-warns-of-risk-of-quantum-computing-hacks",
        "published": "2026-10-14T18:50:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}