Japan urges banks to block hackers with 'post-quantum' tech

FSA tells lenders to prepare for cyberattacks staged by quantum computers

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Cyberattacks against Japanese banks nearly tripled last year to 1.09 billion. (Akira Kodaka)

TAKAKO GAKUTO

TOKYO -- Japan's financial regulator wants domestic banks to adopt next-generation encryption technology to safeguard against hackers and cyberattacks using quantum computers, which are expected to emerge in the middle of the next decade, Nikkei has learned.

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