Chinese authorities have refused to comment. But the leaked data appear to be real
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitask. When journalists from thecalled five people exposed by the hack, they confirmed that the information about them was correct.
Yet the timing of the breach is especially embarrassing, says Paul Triolo of Albright Stonebridge Group, a consultancy, as the government has recently tried to improve data security. Last year it passed a “personal-information protection” law, requiring companies and public bodies to make better efforts to protect citizens’ data. But, unsurprisingly, the law is enforced less strictly on officialdom, and there is little evidence of any change.
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