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White House Cuts Quantum Crypto Deadline to 2030
A new executive order moves the post-quantum crypto deadline for high-value federal systems from 2035 to 2030, five years faster than planned.
By Rebecca Lauren Jun 24, 2026
Live Wire
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Morning Brief — June 25, 2026. A Phase 3 death toll collapses ADC Therapeutics, a supply chain breach leaks 200,000 Apple design files, and the White House cuts the post-quantum cryptography deadline to 2030 — compressing five years of compliance runway overnight.
Twenty-seven deaths in ADC Therapeutics' Zynlonta confirmatory trial wiped out 66% of the company's market capitalization and triggered a 17% reduction in its global workforce.
World Leaks posted 200,000 files from Tata's Apple supply chain breach, exposing iPhone schematics and PCB designs; Dell and Nike were previously targeted in the same campaign.
TermScout analysis finds 92% of AI SaaS contracts claim data rights beyond service delivery, meaning most enterprise signups functioned as AI training licenses without explicit consent.
A new executive order cuts the post-quantum cryptography migration deadline for high-value federal systems from 2035 to 2030, giving agencies five fewer years to complete the transition.
Alibaba sued the Pentagon in San Jose on June 23, contesting its Section 1260H military blacklist designation as a due-process violation with a DoD contract ban effective June 30.
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