The Quantum Apocalypse is 'just YEARS away', experts say

A'Quantum Apocalypse' could tear open everything from internet banking to government secrets -- and experts warn it's just years away. This fear was thrown into focus earlier this year when an academic paper by Chinese researchers suggested that a quantum computer (a new technology under development by Google and IBM, among others) could break the encryption which keeps us safe online. Tim Callan, a chief experience officer at cybersecurity company Sectigo, warned DailyMail.com The warning comes soon after researchers at the University of Chicago revealed they were working on an unhackable quantum internet. Currently, computers use a system called public key encryption to protect information -- such as someone sending you a digital message. In this your device -- such as a mobile phone -- has two keys, a public key and a private key.