"One Billion Chinese Individuals' Data Allegedly Stolen by Hackers"

A threat actor that has not yet been identified is offering databases containing more than 22 gigabytes of stolen data on approximately 1 billion Chinese residents for 10 bitcoins worth $195,000. The disclosure was made on a hacker forum by a user going by the alias "ChinaDan," who claimed that the data was stolen from the Shanghai National Police (SHGA) databases. They contain names, addresses, national ID numbers, phone numbers, and several billion criminal histories of Chinese people, according to the information supplied on the allegedly stolen material. A sample of 750,000 data records, including details on deliveries, IDs, and police calls, were also made available by ChinaDan. Potential clients could verify the authenticity of the information sold using these documents. The threat actor confirmed the exfiltration of data from a local private cloud provided by Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud), a part of the Chinese police network, also known as the public security network. Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng said that the hack was most likely brought on by an ElasticSearch database that a Chinese government agency mistakenly posted online. This article continues to discuss findings surrounding the recent theft of 1 billion Chinese residents' data by hackers. 

CyberIntelMag reports "One Billion Chinese Individuals' Data Allegedly Stolen by Hackers"