According to Cybernews, a Chinese database containing up to 4 billion records and totaling 631GB was exposed in a data leak on May 19. This database was meticulously collected and maintained, with files reportedly covering behavioral, economic, and social activities of Chinese citizens, including WeChat messages and Alipay data. This strongly suggests the data is likely to be from a centralized data aggregation point, possibly used for surveillance, analysis, or data collection purposes.
The Cybernews reviewed 16 leaked data sets:
- The largest was named “wechatid_db,” containing over 805 million records, likely to be WeChat user data.
- The second-largest dataset, “address_db”, held more than 780 million records, including residential information with geolocation tags.
- The third-largest dataset, “bank,” contained over 630 million financial records, with data such as payment card numbers, birthdates, names, and phone numbers.
- A dataset, titled in Mandarin and roughly translated as “Three-Factor Verification,” included more than 610 million records, likely involving IDs, phone numbers, and usernames.
- A dataset named “wechatinfo” held nearly 577 million records, possibly including WeChat communication logs or even user conversations.
- A dataset “zfbkt_db” contained 300 million records, including Alipay card and token information.
- More than 353 million records were distributed across nine other datasets, covering a wide range of topics such as gambling activity, vehicle registration, employment information, pensions, and insurance.
- There is also a dataset named “tw_db,” with information related to Taiwan.
Source: Epoch Times, June 9, 2025
https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/25/6/9/n14527844.htm