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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Alleged Chinese police database hack leaks data of 1 billion

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

A mystery hacker has claimed to have stolen a massive batch of data containing sensitive information on roughly a billion Chinese citizens, with cyber experts warning it may be one of the biggest breaches in history.

The 23 terabyte (TB) cache was allegedly stolen from the Shanghai police department and was advertised on hacking forums in the country.

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