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Household Registration China
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Leak Date
January 2020
Records
200M rows
Region
CN
Current Status
active
About this leak
A massive breach involving the Chinese Household Registration System also known as Hukou occurred when a large database was left exposed on the internet without password protection. The incident exposed highly sensitive personal information of approximately 200 million Chinese citizens. The leaked data originated from various regional registration databases and included deeply personal residential details and family relations. Security researchers discovered the open Elasticsearch server which allowed anyone to access and download the entire dataset. This event highlights significant vulnerabilities in government data management and the risks associated with centralized personal identification systems.
Exposed Data
first name
last name
address
city
state
social id
phone
gender