Quantum Breakthrough Makes Encryption 20 Times Easier to Crack

Quick Summary

• Quantum Computing vs Encryption: Quantum computers could perhaps break the RSA encryption algorithm widely used for securing data.
• Reduced Quibit Requirement: A quantum computer would need a million qubits to crack this encryption-a figure now revised to be 20 times lower than earlier estimates.
• Impact Timeline Shift: While current quantum computers remain far from achieving this benchmark,the revised estimate suggests that the ability to break encryption may arrive sooner than previously anticipated.

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