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.

  • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    … that doesnt make sense.

    The US is so mighty and diverse and great and all. This lofty claim would make them easier to target because diversity is already there so sending a chinese guy would not stand out.

    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
      1·
      7 hours ago

      America’s ability to do spy shit in other countries is unrelated to their ability to catch spies. But yeah no in the past, such as when China caught the CIA using an unsecured wordpress site to communicate with assets, the CIA just blamed some random chinese guy.