🛡️ **DEVELOPING — Harvest Now, Decrypt Later Threat: Data Collection Underway; PQC Transition Timeline Compressed**
Published Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 05:04 AM PT BLUF: Adversaries are actively harvesting encrypted data today for future decryption once quantum computers break current encryption. The vulnerability window is not future—it opened when data was encrypted. Organizations must begin post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration immediately; business leaders frequently dismiss quantum threats as “ten years out” and delay action, but the operational timeline is NOW. No specific sector or incident yet, but CSO Online reporting signals elevated CISO attention to this threat model. ...