Independent Labs Crack Google’s Secret Cryptography Work

Eigen Labs has independently broken 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography using a quantum circuit 47.5 percent more efficient than Google’s earlier approach. Google’s team had previously demonstrated the same feat with Shor’s algorithm, requiring between 1,200 and 1,450 logical qubits, but shared their results only via a zero-knowledge proof to prevent replication. Eigen Labs’ achievement validates the theoretical feasibility while pushing the boundaries of quantum resource efficiency, marking a critical step toward practical cryptographic attacks on widely used encryption standards.