In the last several days, headlines have been plastered all over the internet regarding Chinese researchers using D-Wave quantum computers to hack RSA, AES, and "military-grade encryption." This is true and not true.

The research team, led by Wang Chao from Shanghai University, found that D-Wave’s quantum computers can optimize problem-solving in a way that makes it possible to attack encryption methods such as RSA.

Recent headlines have proclaimed that Chinese scientists have hacked "military-grade encryption" using quantum computers, but it's not true.

Chinese researchers claim to have uncovered a “real and substantial threat” to classical cryptography, which is widely used in banking and the military sectors.

A Shanghai University research team warns of a "real and substantial threat," but one analyst says the media hype is "misleading."