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Records of 1 bln Chinese citizens stolen by hackers from police

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One billion Chinese individuals’ personal information has allegedly been stolen by a hacker from the Shanghai police, which, according to cyber experts, would represent one of the greatest data breaches in history. Last week, the “ChinaDan” internet user posted on the hacker forum Breach Forums offering to sell the more than 23 gigabytes (TB) of data for 10 bitcoin, or almost $200,000. “The Shanghai National Police (SHGA) database was compromised in 2022. Many TB of data and information about billions of Chinese citizens are contained in this database “claimed the article. “Databases contain information on 1 billion inhabitants who are…

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