Hackers stole 1 billion personal records

Unidentified hackers have allegedly stolen personal data of 1 billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database, The Associated Press reported.

 

The alleged hackers offered to sell nearly 24 terabytes of data on an online hacking forum for 10 Bitcoin, worth about $200,000.

 

The data allegedly includes information from the Shanghai National Police database including names, addresses, national identification numbers and mobile phone numbers.

 

Experts told the AP that, if confirmed, the hack could be one of the largest data breaches in history.