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Published online 27 April 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070423-10
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Quantum cryptography is hacked
Simulation proves it's possible to eavesdrop on super-secure encrypted messages.
A team of researchers has, for the first time, hacked into a network protected by quantum encryption.
Quantum cryptography uses the laws of quantum mechanics to encode data securely.
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