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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

Major cryptanalysis result found by LLM against HAWK https://www.anthropic.com/research/discovering-cryptographic-weaknesses

anthropic.com

Discovering cryptographic weaknesses with Claude

Anthropic researchers find weaknesses in cryptographic algorithms with Claude Mythos Preview

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 6mo ago

In light of recent events, I would like to mention that I am one of the official witnesses to a bet made in 2014 between two very famous cryptographers regarding classical vs quantum algorithms to factor RSA-2048. The bet becomes void in August 2032 if the number is not factored. The loser has to buy the winner a bottle of fine scotch whiskey

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 7mo ago

Tiny mushroom on tiny tree #bonsai #fungi

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 3mo ago

Sorry to hear that Sam Neill has died. Jurassic Park, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Peaky Blinders, The Piano etc. Plus I've drunk a few glasses of his Two Paddocks Pinot Noir wine in recent years. A true Kiwi icon and decent bloke. RIP

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 3mo ago

Amazing Kimono made from Samoan bark cloth by Yuki Kihara. At Auckland Art Gallery

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

Come to MathPQC, an affiliated event at ASIACRYPT 2026 in Hong Kong https://mathpqc.github.io/mathpqc-website/

mathpqc.github.io

MathPQC 2026 Event

MathPQC 2026 affiliated event homepage: summary, schedule, organizers, and key information.

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

Māori word 'kaitiakitanga' named world's most beautiful by language app https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-maori/729863/maori-word-kaitiakitanga-named-world-s-most-beautiful-by-language-app

RNZ

Māori word 'kaitiakitanga' named world's most beautiful by language app

A Māori word describing the responsibility to care for the natural world has been named the world's most beautiful word by language-learning platform Babbel.

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 9mo ago

Replying to

@saraislet ostentatious sniffing is ok though, right?

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@gregprice @djb my understanding of their logic is that they actually believe quantum computing is just around the corner and that ECC is already essentially worthless. This is not my opinion. More generally, I think it is poor risk management to not consider a wider range of possible futures.

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 3mo ago

"Modern AI systems are, in effect, a universal adviser to help people do harmful things" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/cybersecurity-and-the-gap-between-skill-and-ability.html

Schneier on Security

Cybersecurity and the Gap Between Skill and Ability - Schneier on Security

Last week, national security agencies from the Five Eyes—that’s the rich, English-language-speaking countries club—jointly released a statement warning of the increasing cyber risks of AI models: in particular, their ability to autonomously hack into systems and networks. The statement was more measured than some of the breathless headlines about it, and the advice they gave is pretty much the standard advice everyone gives—albeit with newfound urgency. Internet risks are nothing new, and cybera

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 5mo ago

Replying to

Lake Hayes

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 5mo ago

Currently cycling the Otago rail trail

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 5mo ago

Worst thing about growing old* is having to find a new barber when they retire, after you've been going there for 5+ years. Happened again today.

* not actually the worst thing about growing old

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@light the bet is on whether RSA-2048 challenge is factored first by classical or quantum computer

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@byroncclark very good outcome

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 3mo ago

Nothing says "I'm an opportunistic grifter" better than a person being at times a member of the CCP and the NZ ACT party (libertarian right wing)

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 3mo ago

Very high security on Wynyard right now. I guess Modi is at the event centre there

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

ACM Conference on Post-Quantum and Quantum-based Security. Submission deadline August 10 https://acm-pqqs.github.io/pqqs2026/

acm-pqqs.github.io

ACM PQQS 2026 — Post-Quantum and Quantum-based Security

ACM PQQS 2026 — ACM Conference on Post-Quantum and Quantum-based Security. November 2–4, 2026. San Jose, CA, USA.

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

Cool new result on isogenies. The end of Delfs-Galbraith! https://eprint.iacr.org/2026/1486

$The supersingular isogeny problem in time and memory $p^{1/3+o(1)}$$

IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive

The supersingular isogeny problem in time and memory $p^{1/3+o(1)}$

We prove that under a plausible heuristic assumption (on the smoothness of certain random integers), the supersingular isogeny problem can be solved in time and memory $p^{1/3 + o(1)}$. This improves upon the previous best complexity of $p^{1/2} \cdot(\log p)^{O(1)}$. This problem is arguably the central hard problem underlying isogeny-based cryptography, and the cost of its resolution is a major (and often the only) factor in the choice of secure parameters. The impact on concrete parameter se

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

Lengthy and detailed article discussing Tsimerman’s move to work at OpenAI https://www.remio.ai/post/openai-hires-fields-medalist-jacob-tsimerman-exposing-maths-ai-safety-divide

OpenAI Hires Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman, Exposing Math's AI Safety Divide

remio

OpenAI Hires Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman, Exposing Math's AI Safety Divide

OpenAI has recruited Jacob Tsimerman just after he received the 2026 Fields Medal, creating an unusually sharp conflict between academic prestige and AI safety. The openai rsshub story began as a short news item, but its implications reach far beyond another research hire. A mathematician honored for expanding human knowledge is moving to the company building systems that he expects will reshape his profession.Tsimerman disclosed the move after receiving the medal at the International Congress o

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

Just seen a notice on fb about the death of Florian Luca, who was an amazingly prolific number theorist and a very enthusiastic and positive person

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

Unfortunate juxtaposition

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2mo ago

One for you @hovav@infosec.exchange Pip Adam for Le Guin prize https://giramondopublishing.com/books/pip-adam-audition/

Audition by Pip Adam | Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction shortlist

Giramondo Publishing

Audition by Pip Adam | Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction shortlist

Audition by Pip Adam is a genre-bending novel, part science fiction, part social realism. Shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction 2026.

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Steven Galbraith @Elliptickiwi@ioc.exchange

· 2w ago

Top class shitposting on the NIST PQC mailing list

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