Emmanuel Thomé

Cryptographer, co-author of original 2007 algorithm

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Last updated Sep 26, 2026

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New RSA attack forges signatures without factoring the key

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As of September 2026: Original algorithm designer

RSA's security rests on a simple bet: factoring a 1024-bit number takes 500,000 to 1 million CPU core-years. A research team just went around the bet, forging 1024-bit RSA signatures in 1,380 core-years without factoring the key at all.

Updated Sep 26