The silent threat of HNDL and why it matters nowEver wonder why hackers are stealing encrypted data they can't even read yet? "Encrypted data remains at risk because adversaries collect it now with the goal of decrypting it once quantum technology matures." They don't need to "break" the connection; they just copy the packets as they fly by. Some intelligence agencies already maintain long-term encrypted data archives as part of routine collection. Kill the hoard : If you don't need to keep logs from 2015, delete them.