Is China About To Destroy Encryption As We Know It? Maybe.

A recent paper published by Chinese scientists claims to have found a way to use a 372-qubit quantum computer to break the RSA encryption system. This breakthrough, if true, could have significant implications for U.S. military and intelligence communication, financial transactions, and personal text messages. However, experts have expressed skepticism about the paper's claims, noting that there is a lack of evidence and some hand-waving in the research. While the U.S. government has been increasingly concerned about the obsolescence of encryption standards in the face of quantum computing, it is unclear whether this paper represents a genuine threat or is simply a false claim. [Extracted from the article]