Is Quantum a Scam?

IT experts such as Bruce Schneier or Steve Gibson confirmed the statement of cryptologist Peter Gutman and Stephan Neuhaus in their paper
Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with an 8-bit Home Computer, an Abacus, and a Dog
Quantumcomputers are not a real threat to encryption.
Steve Gibson: “Everyone is cheating and cheating badly. And it’s no wonder that Peter finally got fed up with this and decided to author this takedown. No quantum computer that’s known or has been published about has ever yet done anything actually useful, not even to factor the 6-bit number 35.”
More details:
Bruce Schneier’s blog: Cheating on Quantum Computing Benchmarks
Podcast: Security Now!: A glorious takedown of quantum factorization 14:50 to 56:00
The Cyber Executive: Interview with Dr. Peter Gutmann on Youtube