It has long been known that quantum computers may one day be able to crack the RSA encryption method we use to keep our data safe, but a group of researchers now claims this has been possible, while others say the results need more scrutiny
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January 5, 2023
RSA is a widely used encryption algorithm Aleksey Funtap / Alamy Stock Photo
A group of researchers claimed quantum computer It is now possible to break the encryption we use to protect our emails, bank accounts, and other sensitive data. While this has long been a theoretical possibility, existing quantum computers are not thought to be powerful enough to threaten encryption.
However, security experts have cast doubt on the new claims, saying that while the password-cracking technique appears to work, there’s no reason to expect it to break encrypted data on a practical timescale, or that current quantum hardware…
