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A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data
- An anonymous hacker account calling itself FlamingChina allegedly breached the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, China, and is attempting to sell a massive trove of stolen sensitive data on Telegram.
- Dakota Cary, a consultant at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, said the attacker avoided detection by distributing data extraction across multiple systems simultaneously rather than moving large amounts to one location.
- The alleged dataset contains more than 10 petabytes of information, including documents marked "secret," animated defense simulations, and data linked to "top organizations" like the Aviation Industry Corporation of China.
- Cybersecurity experts reviewing the samples indicated the leak appears genuine, though CNN could not independently verify the claims and has contacted China's Ministry of Science and Technology for comment.
- The breach highlights potential vulnerabilities in China's technology infrastructure; the 2025 National Security White Paper identified building "robust security barriers for the network, data, and AI sectors" as a key priority.
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A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data
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.
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