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.

  • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
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    20 days ago

    I seriously doubt China assassinates foreigners on foreign soil. They’re not America or even the USSR.

    • 404found@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      20 days ago

      I think you’re being naive. Nobody can embarrass/piss off a world power then think their safe because they aren’t a citizen of that county.

      China recently passed an amendment to their Cybersecurity law giving them more power to go after international hackers like this.

      China could pay someone to track down the hacker and catch or kill them. I think they have a part of their government for that actually. Maybe they quietly put a bounty on their head. How is china going to prevent this person from continuing to hack them or teach others how to do it? This is a serious problem for whoever hacked them.