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Taobao data breach (2012)

In approximately 2012, it's alleged that the Chinese shopping site known as Taobao suffered a data breach that impacted over 21 million subscribers. Whilst there is evidence that the data is legitimate, due to the difficulty of emphatically verifying the Chinese breach it has been flagged as…

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Taobao
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21.1M
SectorRetail

Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2012-01-01, Taobao was affected by a data breach. Approximately 21,149,008 accounts were exposed. In approximately 2012, it's alleged that the Chinese shopping site known as Taobao suffered a data breach that impacted over 21 million subscribers. Whilst there is evidence that the data is legitimate, due to the difficulty of emphatically verifying the Chinese breach it has been flagged as…

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Taobao
  2. taobao.comhttps://taobao.com

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