# Chinese researchers break RSA encryption with a quantum computer | CSO Online

<https://www.csoonline.com/article/3562701/chinese-researchers-break-rsa-encryption-with-a-quantum-computer.html>

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## What Jamie wrote

We know that quantum computing is a risk for encryption but that timeline may have changed with this event.

> In a potentially alarming development for global cybersecurity, Chinese researchers have unveiled a method using D-Wave’s quantum annealing systems to crack classic encryption, potentially accelerating the timeline for when quantum computers could pose a real threat to widely used cryptographic systems.

The good news is that there are well known post-quantum encryption techniques. The bad news is that the amount of change to adopt those is incredibly large.

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