NSA leak documents have revealed a project about a Quantum computer to break strong encryption, this includes of course the PGP encryption used on the DarkMarkets.
Here is the Article from "The Verge" :
The original article from the "Washington Post" :
Here you can find the original NSA documents about "Penetrating Hard Targets" meaning target using strong encryption.
Another article where everything is explained by a MIT scientist.
Of course these news are not implying a Quantum computer is already in function but they are showing that NSA is actively researching ways to break strong encryption like PGP.
This is definitely one of the worst coming threats to the security of the DarkMarkets which rely a lot on encryption.
Of course the quantum computer is probably not yet developed for the moment but knowing the capabilities of NSA it could soon becom a reality.
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