Posted on 07/04/2022 7:39:12 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A hacker has claimed to have procured a trove of personal information from the Shanghai police on one billion Chinese citizens, which tech experts say, if true, would be one of the biggest data breaches in history.
The anonymous internet user, identified as "ChinaDan", posted on hacker forum Breach Forums last week offering to sell the more than 23 terabytes (TB) of data for 10 bitcoin , equivalent to about $200,000.
The Shanghai government and police department did not respond to requests for comment on Monday.
Reuters was also unable to reach the self-proclaimed hacker, ChinaDan, but the post was widely discussed on China's Weibo and WeChat social media platforms over the weekend with many users worried it could be real.
The hashtag "data leak" was blocked on Weibo by Sunday afternoon.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Individual privacy rights is the one great, overriding issue of the future.
The first great advice, use cash wherever possible, and don’t patronize businesses which only accept bank cards.
The IRS loves plastic cards.
Not a data leak but I looked up the most common names in China and got this
The Most Popular Names in China
Note: first names shown in conjunction with common surnames. First names in China are displayed following the surname.
Male
张伟 【張偉】 Zhang Wei
王伟 【王偉】Wang Wei
李伟 【李偉】Li Wei
刘伟 【劉偉】Liu Wei
李强 【李強】Li Qiang
Female
王芳 【王芳】Wang Fang
王秀英 【王秀英】Wang Xiu Ying
李秀英 【李秀英】Li Xiu Ying
李娜 【李娜】Li Na
张秀英 【張秀英】Zhang Xiu Ying
What, no Hung Lo?
The Chinese have already started circulating reward posters. But they’ve given him a new nickname.
lao baixing
That’s Wun Hung Lo. He authored the book:
“The Ruptured Honeydipper”.
Or Hoo Flung Dung?
You know that one hour after procuring a trove of personal information on one billion Chinese citizens, you want to go back for more.......
Well looking it over 3 Wangs may have pushed Hung Lo out.
Wow, he comes cheap.
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