A Chinese state-run supercomputer in Tianjin was allegedly breached through a compromised VPN. The attacker deployed a botnet to siphon over 10 petabytes of data over six months, including defense documents, missile schematics, and research in aerospace and bioinformatics. The dataset is now being sold on Telegram for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency. If the claims hold up, major entities like the Aviation Industry Corporation of China and the National University of Defense Technology are among those exposed. Chinese authorities have not confirmed the incident.
A Chinese state-run supercomputer in Tianjin was allegedly breached through a compromised VPN. The attacker deployed a botnet to siphon over 10 petabytes of data over six months, including defense documents, missile schematics, and research in aerospace and bioinformatics. The dataset is now being sold on Telegram for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency. If the claims hold up, major entities like the Aviation Industry Corporation of China and the National University of Defense Technology are among those exposed. Chinese authorities have not confirmed the incident.