A hacker has allegedly breached one of China's supercomputers
11 hours ago
- #Cybersecurity
- #China Technology
- #Data Breach
- A hacker allegedly stole over 10 petabytes of sensitive data, including classified defense documents and missile schematics, from China's National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin.
- The hacker group FlamingChina posted samples online, claiming data from top organizations like the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, and offered full access for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency.
- Experts reviewing the samples believe the leak is genuine, with documents marked 'secret' and technical files on defense equipment, indicating a broad client base using the supercomputing center.
- The hacker reportedly gained access via a compromised VPN, used a botnet to extract data over six months, and distributed the extraction to avoid detection.
- The breach highlights cybersecurity vulnerabilities in China's infrastructure, despite government priorities to strengthen data and AI security, following past incidents like a 2021 leak of personal data of up to a billion citizens.