More than 100 Australians exposed in China's big data leak, including former federal lawmakers
The personal details of more than 100 Australian citizens – including former federal lawmakers – were among those exposed by hackers in a major leak of records stolen from Chinese police authorities. Key points: Hacker tries to sell personal information for 10 bitcoins (about $300,000) Leaked police report sheds light on the treatment of Uyghurs and other minorities It is believed that this data set covers more than 20 years Last week, a hacker claimed on an online forum that they had stolen 1 billion records, mostly belonging to Chinese nationals, in an ongoing effort to sell the information for 10 bitcoins, or nearly $300,000. The report provides rare insight into how the authorities are cracking down on political dissent and persecuting minorities in China, including Uyghurs and Falun Gong practitioners. The hacker posted three sample datasets online, totaling 750,000 individual records. The ABC summoned the 20 people in China identified in the leak to confirm the authenticity of th