I will believe it when it is peer reviewed. Archive: https://archive.today/MsPsl From the post: >>Chinese scientists have successfully mounted what they claim is the world’s first effective attack using a quantum computer on widely used encryption methods, according to a report from the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The researchers did acknowledge that limitations would hamper — at least for now — a full-on quantum hack. The advance, led by Wang Chao of Shanghai University, poses a “real and substantial threat” to the security mechanisms used in banking and military sectors, as detailed in their peer-reviewed paper published on September 30 in the Chinese Journal of Computers, an academic journal run by the China Computer Federation (CCF)..