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China suffers massive cybersecurity breach affecting over 1 billion people – Planet Storyline

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Cybercriminals found a way into a Shanghai National Police database, in the largest exploit of personal information in the country’s history. Image: Adobe Must-read security coverage Residents of China are reeling today from the news that a cybersecurity breach led to over a billion people’s personal information being made available to hackers. The sensitive data came from a Shanghai National Police (SHGA) database that was left unsecured in what is the largest cybersecurity gap in the country’s history. The nature of the exploit was discovered on July 5, when a cybercriminal, going by the username ChinaDan, was offered access to…

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