China’s Largest-Ever Data Leak Exposes Billions of Sensitive Records
In what may be the most extensive data breach in China's history, a stunning 4 billion sensitive records have been publicly exposed due to a misconfigured database. The leak, which includes financial data, WeChat and Alipay information, and deeply personal user details, could impact hundreds of millions of people, mostly Chinese citizens.
The breach was discovered by cybersecurity researcher Bob Dyachenko and the Cybernews research team, who found the open database during routine internet scans
