# Encryption Needs Millions of Qubits to Crack—Except It Doesn't

- slug: encryption-needs-millions-of-qubits-to-crack-except-it-doesnt
- date: 2026-04-01
- category: Quantum Computing

The qubit threshold for breaking real encryption just dropped from millions to 10,000. But the machine that would actually do it still does not exist.

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