"RSA's Demise From Quantum Attacks Is Very Much Exaggerated, Expert Says"

Using quantum computing, researchers recently made a breakthrough that makes cracking the RSA encryption scheme possible. A team of researchers in China reported discovering a factorization method that could crack a 2,048-bit RSA key using a quantum system with only 372 qubits. If this discovery is true, it would indicate that the demise of RSA encryption at the hands of quantum computing could occur far sooner than previously assumed. However, Simson Garfinkel, a computer scientist, and security and privacy expert, assures researchers that RSA's fall was exaggerated, stating that quantum computing has few, if any, practical uses at this time. This article continues to discuss recent research claiming success in breaking the RSA encryption scheme with quantum computing and the debate among experts regarding the discovery. 

Ars Technica reports "RSA's Demise From Quantum Attacks Is Very Much Exaggerated, Expert Says"