"Mathematician's Warning: Next-Gen Encryption at Risk from US Spies"

A cryptography expert at the University of Illinois Chicago has accused the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of potentially weakening new encryption standards for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) with the involvement of the National Security Agency (NSA). The expert claims that NIST has made errors in calculations, artificially inflating the security of the upcoming PQC standard, Kyber512. NIST denies the allegations and states that Kyber512 meets their security criteria. However, they recommend using a stronger version, Kyber768. NIST plans to release the final PQC standards next year, but concerns remain about the influence of the NSA on encryption algorithms.