Google's AI Found Two Cracks in Old RSA Encryption
Google DeepMind announced on November 6 that its AI agents, guided by human cryptographers, uncovered two weaknesses in legacy 1024-bit RSA encryption — one making digital signatures easier to forge, the other making it cheaper to factor many old keys at once. Modern 2048-bit keys are not affected, DeepMind says. Sources: Google DeepMind, CNBC, Data Studios, November 6, 2026.