Data of 1 billion Chinese citizensIt’s for sale on a dark web forum, according to a report allegedly stolen from the nation’s largest city’s police information centre. Reuters published this Monday (4). If the leak is confirmed, one of the biggest data breaches already registered.
As posted on the Violation Forums last week, The package for sale would be removed from the company’s database. Shanghai National Police. The leak will include names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, national identification number, place of birth and information about crimes committed, among other details.
The user responsible for the offer, which appears on the platform under the pseudonym “ChinaDan”, claims: The allegedly leaked information package contains a total of 23 terabytes of data. The compilation is being sold for 10 bitcoins, which is the equivalent of just over R$1 million at the current price of the cryptocurrency.
The news of a possible breach of the Shanghai Police system had a huge impact on Chinese social networks over the weekend, alarming the population. Even the hashtag “data leak” was blocked on the social network Weibo on Sunday (3).
Data accuracy is questioned
Despite being the author of the dark web forum post claims the listing for sale is genuine – he gave a small sample of data to interested parties – still no official confirmation of the leak. The Shanghai Police Department and government have so far not commented on the case.
But while the authorities remained silent, users viewing the example presented by the cybercriminal confirmed its legitimacy, according to the report. Asian Markets. Also speaking about the leak, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated that the exchange accelerated the user verification process after presenting the leaked data on the hacker forum.
It is worth noting that after many complaints about the misuse of information, China last year passed a new law on data processing on the Internet to ensure greater privacy.
Source: Tec Mundo
