The Wall Street Journal reports billions of records allegedly obtained from a Shanghai police database, and containing data on 1 billion Chinese citizens, are for sale for approximately $200,000 on an online cybercrime forum. The hacker claims the records contain individuals’ names, national ID numbers, phone numbers, birth information, and data on crimes and police-involved incidents. The scope of the breach is unconfirmed.
Breach of Chinese police files reportedly affects 1B citizens
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