A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data | CNN
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A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data – including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics – from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China.

The dataset, which allegedly contains more than 10 petabytes of sensitive information, is believed by experts to have been obtained from the National Supercomputing Center (NSCC) in Tianjin – a centralized hub that provides infrastructure services for more than 6,000 clients across China, including advanced science and defense agencies.

  • VoodooAardvark@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    Maybe they’re counting on multiple buyers?

    Edit: I guess more likely they’d just toss access to the buyer for the data, get paid, and bounce…