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Data of 130 Million Chinese Hotel Chain Guests Sold on Dark Web Forum (bleepingcomputer.com)

Posted by msmash on from the privacy-woes dept.

A hacker is selling the personal details of over 130 million hotel guests for 8 Bitcoin ($56,000) on a Chinese Dark Web forum. From a report: The breach was reported today by Chinese media after several cyber-security firms spotted the forum ad [1, 2, 3, 4]. The seller said he obtained the data from Huazhu Hotels Group Ltd (Huazhu from hereafter), one of China's largest hotel chains, which operates 13 hotel brands across 5,162 hotels in 1,119 Chinese cities. According to a description the hacker posted online, the stolen data is 141.5GB in size, contains 240 million records, with information on roughly 130 million hotel guests that stayed at one of Huazhu hotels.

28 comments

  1. Glad I have not been by oldgraybeard · · Score: 1

    a guest at a Chinese hotel. But wait my wife has been in China twice lol ;) Wow I guess we do live in a small world.

    Just my 2 cents ;)

    1. Re:Glad I have not been by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      a guest at a Chinese hotel. But wait my wife has been in China twice lol ;) Wow I guess we do live in a small world.

      Did you know this before or after paying $56,000 for the data?

    2. Re:Glad I have not been by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There are pics of John McCain palling around with the ISIS leadership.

    3. Re:Glad I have not been by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 1

      In America, a scammer can use semi-public information such as your name, DOB, SSN and/or credit card numbers to take money from your account, or incur debt in your name.

      Chinese banks are more sensible, and identity theft is a non-issue there.

    4. Re:Glad I have not been by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Chinese banks are more sensible, and identity theft is a non-issue there."
      BS. The Chinese banking system is no better than any other countries. Even with China's extensive and invasive internet surveillance regime identity theft comprised almost 50% of the reported internet crimes committed in China. Of course identity theft in China is not used to make money it is primarily used for evading their own government. Identity theft in China is more of a "witness protection" mechanism. The average Chinese citizen has no privacy or any other rights for that matter. The government doesn't need warrants or probable cause to investigate and detain anyone who meets the governments definition of a danger to the state. Had Snowden had committed his crimes in China he would either be dead or consigned to prison for life. If he tried running to another country the Chinese would round up every family member, friend, or relative and detained until he voluntarily returned. This is SOP in China and the main reason they don't bother with extradition treaties with other countries. Back in the Cold War the USSR had to deal with defections from their Olympic Teams. It was an embarrassment to the USSR. They were able to slow the defections by holding the relatives of every athlete or coach as hostages to their good behavior when traveling abroad. I never really understood why the USSR was basically one big gulag where people got shot for trying to leave the country. Countries protect their borders to control people from entering their territory not controlling the people who wants to leave. If someone is hell bent on leaving a country why not let them go? And some smart ass know nothing is going to claim the US is just as bad which is total bullshit. Behind the more modern faÃade of a modern society lies the same totalitarian government that would make Mao rise from the grave and shout for joy.

    5. Re:Glad I have not been by Opportunist · · Score: 1

      My guess is that it's more due to two kinds of Chinese existing. Those that have no money, so why bother stealing their identity, and those that have enough money and hence political clout to have you found and your organs harvested if you do.

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    6. Re: Glad I have not been by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      McCain is a warmonger just like Clinton, Bush and the other elitists.

      Thats why McCain hated Trump. Not enough war.

    7. Re: Glad I have not been by thej1nx · · Score: 1

      Give trump some time, bro! Give it time!

    8. Re:Glad I have not been by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And nothing in the middle right?

      Oh except the worlds largest middle class.

    9. Re:Glad I have not been by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I doubt you could have been a guest of their hotel. Only a select few hotel chains allow foreigners. Generally not by their choice, the Chinese government must select your hotel as one that may permit foreigners.

    10. Re:Glad I have not been by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 1

      China's middle class is about 400 million, the world's largest. At least 130 million of them can afford to stay in a nice hotel.

    11. Re:Glad I have not been by Opportunist · · Score: 1

      What? But ... but ... don't you read the news? In China, all there is is uneducated peasants in the countryside, exploited workers in sweat shops and a small sliver of elite corporation owners that exploit the first two, keep them poor and stupid and rule them.

      No, wait, that was the US. What was China again?

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  2. Shanghai Butthead bullshits his way through life by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What's the Chinese phrase for "This asshole makes shit up constantly, what a doucher"

  3. Re:Partial list by Opportunist · · Score: 0

    So Tai Nee Wang and Long Dong were innocent?

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  4. Re:Partial list by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    One of the wives is Foo King Hot

  5. Re:Partial list by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Korean pilots in China? Say it ain't so.

    (Yeah, we know where you pilfered that.)

  6. Privacy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This is why you can't sign up for anything these days. The world has shown time and time again that be it hackers or maybe some activist employee, you can't trust any company with your personal info.

  7. Re:Partial list by Bob+the+Super+Hamste · · Score: 1

    As was Hung Far Lo

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  8. More lies Windy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    You really have no idea about China do you WindBourne. They probably have more hotels that you can stay in than America.

    1. Re:More lies Windy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You really have no idea who you are speaking to. But that's okay. People living in China trump you who clearly are not:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aFvIVFCV-k

  9. And that's a good thing! by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 1

    So now two scam-oriented thief networks have detailed access to 130 million Chinese peoples' financial data -- The dark web crooks and the Chinese dictatorial president-for-life government.

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