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decrypt

[dee-kript, dih-] / diˈkrɪpt, dɪ- /


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The immediate risk is a “harvest now, decrypt later” approach by bad actors, who are downloading large sets of encrypted data they can’t crack now—but could unlock once quantum computing algorithms are good enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

It then sends the response back to the VPN server, which encrypts it and sends it back to your device for you to decrypt.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

Users record from the Toosheh satellite TV channel onto a USB stick plugged into their set-top box, which they can then decrypt using a special app installed on their phone or computer.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

"It's called harvest now, decrypt later," says Prof Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity expert from Surrey University.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

As Enigma became more complex, the Poles created a decoding device that helped decrypt the messages.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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