[Cybersixgill in Cybersixgill] Out of Breach: Shanghai Police Breach Leads to Increased Chinese Underground Activity

On June 30 on a popular underground forum, an actor uploaded a massive amount of data reportedly exfiltrated from the Shanghai National Police (SHGA). This included names, addresses, birthplaces, national IDs, phone numbers and criminal records of 1 billion Chinese citizens—over 70% of China’s total population. The data, 23 TB in total, was advertised for sale for 10 bitcoin ($200,000), and anyone could receive a free sample of 750,000 entries.

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