Hackers have stolen data of 1 billion Chinese citizens
There had been massive cyber-attacks. Recently, hackers have stolen the personal information of a billion of Chinese citizens. According to experts, this is the largest cyber-attack in the history of China.
The information was reportedly obtained from the Shanghai Police database. It is known that hackers may have stolen the personal information of about 1 billion Chinese citizens.
A total of 23 terabytes of data was stolen by any individual or hacking group in this cyber-attack. There are names and addresses of Chinese nationals, places of birth, national identity cards, phone numbers, criminal case information and much more. This information was made public by an anonymous person on the online cybercrime forum last week. He said the information was sold to Chinese nationals at a cost of 10 bitcoins. Its market value is two hundred thousand US dollars.
The whole of China has been shaken since this information came to light. Many have again begun to question the veracity of this claim. Although the Shanghai administration has not yet opened its mouth about this hacking. The country's official cyber experts have not yet commented on the matter.
