Hackers claim to have data on one billion people

HONG KONG: Hackers claim to have obtained a trove of data on one billion Chinese from a Shanghai police database in a leak that, if confirmed, could be one of the largest data breaches in history.

In a post on the online hacking forum Breach Forums last week, someone using the handle “ChinaDan” offered to sell nearly 24 terabytes (24TB) of data including what they claimed was information on one billion people and “several billion case records” for 10 Bitcoin, worth about US$200,000 (RM883,150).