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Hackers claim to have stolen 10PB of sensitive data from China’s Tianjin supercomputer, raising major cybersecurity and intelligence concerns
A hacker group has reportedly carried out what could be the largest data breach in China’s history, allegedly stealing an enormous cache of highly sensitive information, including classified defense documents and missile schematics, from a state-run supercomputer. The breach is believed to involve over 10 petabytes of data, reportedly extracted from the National Supercomputing Center (NSCC) in Tianjin. The facility serves as a major infrastructure hub supporting more than 6,000 clients, including leading scientific institutions and defense-related organizations across China.
Cybersecurity analysts who examined portions of the leaked data and communicated with the alleged attacker suggest that access to the system may have been gained with surprising ease. According to their findings, data extraction occurred over several months without detection. An account identifying itself as “FlamingChina” published a sample of the purported dataset on Telegram on February 6. The group claimed the data includes “research across various fields including aerospace engineering, military research, bioinformatics, fusion simulation, and more.”
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