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 hacker calling itself FlamingChina posted a sample of the alleged dataset on an anonymous Telegram channel on February 6, claiming it contained “research across various fields including aerospace engineering, military research, bioinformatics, fusion simulation and more.”
The group alleges the information is linked to “top organizations” including the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, and the National University of Defense Technology.
The alleged sample data appeared to include documents marked “secret” in Chinese, along with technical files, animated simulations and renderings of defense equipment including bombs and missiles.
To put the scale in perspective: one petabyte equals 1,000 terabytes, and a high-spec laptop typically holds around one terabyte
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@HopelessDemigod I remember looking into this after it was first posted, but it was advertised as a private sale to the highest bidder. The thread is now gone, which means they probably found a buyer. They haven't responded to requests for more information. Here's the original text from the post, a la Kela.
"The data leak contains research across various fields
including Aerospace Engineering, Military Research,
Bioinformatics, Fusion Simulation, and more, from top
organizations such as AVIC, COMAC, NUDT, NWPU,
HUST, and others.
Total leak size: 10+ Petabytes
Price - 10 XMR to access the research list. A
Data Breach - China's National Super-
computing Center (NSCC) Research Facility HACKED !!!
Database
The highest bidder will receive the full dataset (limited availability).
XMR Address -
453SPVPLypDdgzF5EoLHcXB4Bd74K9f92euDDjrcWqqY5RrkZeb4KsA1PzXPYY9pybg2h
TBeQt3LA8esv46GJAJAAPhT1W4
Mail - [email protected]
Telegram - @FlamingChina"
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Imogen
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