1.5 billion exposed records have been discovered by researchers
Records are primarily from Chinese social media and ecommerce platforms
Victims are at risk of identity theft and social engineering attacks
Researchers from CyberNews have discovered an unprotected server with ‘hundreds of millions’ of records, including brands from major brands such as Weibo and DiDi, amongst many others – with the total number of comprimised records potentially numbering 1.5 billion.
The compromised data included Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as full names, email addresses, financial information, healthcare records, and phone numbers. The largest set of information was credited to QQ messenger, and the second largest was 504 million records credited to social media giant Weibo – although it’s likely these were from previous leaks.
