Chinese researchers claim they have found a way to use D-Wave’s quantum annealing systems to develop a promising attack on classical encryption. Outlined in a paper [PDF] titled “Quantum Annealing Public Key Cryptographic Attack Algorithm Based on D-Wave Advantage”, published in the late September edition of Chinese Journal of Computers, the researchers assert that D-Wave’s machines can optimize problem-solving in ways that make it possible to devise an attack on public key cryptography.

Source: The Register