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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.

9 of 28 comments (clear)

  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 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.

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

      Give trump some time, bro! Give it time!

    5. 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.

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

    As was Hung Far Lo

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  3. 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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