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

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.