Millions, Including World Leaders, Exposed in Chinese Data Leak

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Millions, Including World Leaders, Exposed in Chinese Data Leak
September 15, 2020
https://secalerts.co/article/millions-including-world-leaders-exposed-in-chinese-data-leak

A database containing the personal information of 2.4 million people around the world, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his relatives, high ranking military officers (incl. aircraft carrier captains), the Royal Family, celebrities and diplomats, has been leaked by a Chinese company with ties to the country's military and intelligence networks.

The information was collated from open sources such as Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and included names, addresses, dates of birth and marital status, relatives of 'targets', political associations, and photographs. ABC News in Australia reported that some data appeared to be from confidential sources such as bank records, job applications and psychological profiles, even the dark web.

Shenzhen-based Zhenhua Data, the company behind the leak [...]
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The database was leaked to American academic Christopher Balding, who had worked at the HSBC Business School at Peking University but returned to the US fearing his safety. He described the leak as "something akin to discovering the Holy Grail" for China researchers.

Balding passed the data on to a cyber security company, which was able to restore around 10% of the records. It was then that the extensive list of targets was revealed.
"What cannot be underestimated is the breadth and depth of the Chinese surveillance state and its extension around the world," Balding wrote in an online statement.
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