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Hacker wants 10 Bitcoin in exchange for Chinese citizens’ stolen data

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An anonymous hacker has offered to sell the stolen personal data of over 1 billion Chinese citizens for 10 Bitcoin ( BTC ), roughly $200,000. The data includes the names, birthplaces, addresses, phone numbers, national ID, criminal information, and other information of private citizens in the country. The hacker reportedly gained access to the Chinese Shanghai police database stealing over 26 terabytes of personal data. Gigantic civilian data leak if confirmed: A hacker is selling an alleged Shanghai police data leak containing 1 billion Chinese nationals’ names, home addresses, ID #, phone #, criminal records, etc. Hacker says it’s from…

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