{"id":47720,"date":"2022-07-29T07:05:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/breachforums-booms-on-the-back-of-billion-record-chinese-data-leak\/"},"modified":"2022-07-29T07:05:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:05:12","slug":"breachforums-booms-on-the-back-of-billion-record-chinese-data-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/breachforums-booms-on-the-back-of-billion-record-chinese-data-leak\/","title":{"rendered":"BreachForums booms on the back of billion-record Chinese data leak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The popularity of stolen data bazaar BreachForums surged after it was used to sell a giant database of stolen information describing Chinese citizens, threat intelligence firm Cybersixgill said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The number of leaks posted on BreachForums increased \u2013 from an average of 14 a month to 52 per month \u2013 following the posting of the infamous billion-record Shanghai National Police database in early July, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cybersixgill.com\/blog\/shanghai-police-breach\/\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Cybersixgill.<\/p>\n<p>That surge has also seen the forum feature many more conversations in Chinese.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YuOWna27GkdiBQcm6EJi2AAAAEY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YuOWna27GkdiBQcm6EJi2AAAAEY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The new Chinese members seem to be interested in a wide variety of what the forum has to offer, including data leaks, streaming accounts, adult content, hacking courses, and cracking tools,&#8221; wrote Cybersixgill.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YuOWna27GkdiBQcm6EJi2AAAAEY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YuOWna27GkdiBQcm6EJi2AAAAEY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YuOWna27GkdiBQcm6EJi2AAAAEY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YuOWna27GkdiBQcm6EJi2AAAAEY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In response to potentially racist user complaints, the administrator of BreachForums <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/breached.to\/Thread-%E8%87%B4%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E6%9C%8B%E5%8F%8B%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%80%E5%B0%81%E4%BF%A1-A-letter-to-our-Chinese-users\" rel=\"noopener\">addressed<\/a> the site&#8217;s recent recruits with a plea to use English in forum interactions \u2013 using translation software if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The message, dated July 8, also clarified that the Shanghai police database is no longer for sale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"CaptionedImage Border width_85\" readability=\"7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2022\/07\/29\/breached_forums_admin_request.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2022\/07\/29\/breached_forums_admin_request.jpg?x=648&amp;y=208&amp;infer_y=1\" alt=\"BreachForums Message to Chinese Users, July 8\" title=\"BreachForums Message to Chinese Users, July 8\" height=\"208\" width=\"648\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text_center\">BreachForums message to Chinese users. Click to enlarge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The billion-record database <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/07\/05\/shanghai_police_database_for_sell\/\" rel=\"noopener\">allegedly stolen<\/a> from the Shanghai National Police was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2022\/07\/05\/hackerdan_forum_post.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> for sale for 10 Bitcoin (around $200,000) in early July. The database contained names, addresses, birthplaces, national ID numbers, mobile phone numbers as well as details of crimes or cases related to Chinese citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Although the police have not publicly commented on the leak, the forum has been blocked within China. And while VPN use is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/10\/20\/china_vpn_foreign_investment\/\" rel=\"noopener\">strongly discouraged<\/a> and regulated within China, so are data breaches \u2013 and neither is going away.<\/p>\n<p>Cybersixgill hypothesized the forum&#8217;s sudden popularity may be due to China-based criminals believing it is a likely source of useful data. The intelligence firm has also offered up the possibility that the Shanghai Police breach has led to copycat crimes. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/07\/29\/breachedforums_popularity_surge\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plenty of recent users appear to be from China, and hoping for more leaks of local data The popularity of stolen data bazaar BreachForums surged after it was used to sell a giant database of stolen information describing Chinese citizens, threat intelligence firm Cybersixgill said on Thursday.\u2026 READ MORE 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