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Hacker claims they stole police data on a billion Chinese citizens

July 5, 2022
Source: salesground.org salesground.org
News Snapshot:
A (or group of hackers) claims to have stolen data on a billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database. According to the hacker is attempting to sell 23 terabytes of data for 10 bitcoin, which is worth just over $ 198,000 at the time of writing. The data includes names, addresses, birthplaces, national IDs and phone numbers. reports that the hacker provided a sample of the data, which included crime reports dating as far back as 1995. Reporters confirmed the legitimacy of at least some of the data by calling people whose numbers were listed. It’s not yet clear...
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