>The attack has no impact on the four PQC algorithms selected by NIST as approved standards, all of which rely on completely different mathematical techniques than SIKE.
This was an algorithm that was in the process of being evaluated. It seems like the process worked the way it should have and is weeding out the algorithms that don't work. There is nothing wrong with trying an idea that doesn't work out!
Still makes a fun story, though. And, if nothing else, it should serve as a warning: even professional crypto experts make weak crypto when they're trying their hardest. Don't roll your own!
This was an algorithm that was in the process of being evaluated. It seems like the process worked the way it should have and is weeding out the algorithms that don't work. There is nothing wrong with trying an idea that doesn't work out!