Salt Typhoon and the Limits of “Quantum Security”: A Technique-Level Audit
Abstract
Salt Typhoon prompted urgent calls for quantum-secured telecommunications, but would it have helped? We analyze all documented attack techniques and find that 79%–93% exploited device-level vulnerabilities that “quantum security” cannot address.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Intelligence
Security
War Strategy
Nuclear Issues and Defense
Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- IEEE Security & Privacy
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 59–69
- Publication date
- 2 June 2026