Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Private information of more than 100 Australians exposed amid huge China police data leak Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet ABC Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 8/07/22 Description Monash University cybersecurity and cybercrime specialist Lennon Chang said the amount of data that was leaked by the hacker was "unprecedented".
"This is a huge database, including all the personal information and the criminal records that have been kept [by the police]," Dr Chang said.
"On Twitter or other social media, people are confirming the accuracy of the data, so it actually increases the value of the data."
By posting some of the records online, Dr Chang explained, the hacker was showing the data set is accurate to attract more potential buyers.
"He's not just trying to sell to one person," Dr Chang said, adding that many people were searching for the sample data and trying to play with it.
"There is data, so there is money."Producer/Author Bang Xiao URL https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-08/australian-citizens-exposed-in-shanghai-police-data-leak/101214904 Persons Lennon Chang
Keywords
- China police data leak
- personal data protection
- Uyghur