Shanghai National Police
Disclosed Jul 4, 20224 years agoUnverified
Hacker offers alleged Shanghai police database on 1 billion Chinese residents
A seller on a hacking forum offered more than 23TB of data said to come from a Shanghai police database, claimed to hold records on 1 billion Chinese residents and billions of case records, for 10 bitcoin. Chinese authorities did not publicly confirm the leak.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Attack | Not stated |
| Data exposed | Names, Addresses, Government IDs, Phone numbers, Other |
| Sector | Government · CN |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Hacker claims to have obtained data on 1 billion Chinese citizenstheguardian.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jul 4, 2022 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.