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A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data

·Source: DataBreaches.net

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Executive Summary

Isaac Yee reports: A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data – including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics – from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China. The dataset, which allegedly contains more than 10 petabytes of sensitive information, is believed... Source

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Isaac Yee reports: A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data – including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics – from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China. The dataset, which allegedly contains more than 10 petabytes of sensitive information, is believed... Source
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Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Apr 9, 2026.

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