"Massive data stolen"? Tencent responds urgently
2024-08-18
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Recently, a piece of news about "hackers claiming to have stolen a large amount of Tencent user information" has attracted the attention of many netizens. On August 14, Tencent responded that the news was untrue.
Previously, a hacker named "Fenice" posted a post saying that he had stolen Tencent's massive database, holding information on 1.4 billion user accounts. The database is reportedly in JSON format and includes sensitive fields such as email addresses, mobile phone numbers, and QQ IDs. The leaked data may not have occurred recently, and the timestamps and storage paths indicate that the data was processed before May 9, 2023.
On August 14, Tencent Group responded to Dahe Financial Cube that the above information was not true. It was actually pieced together and inflated by the black industry using historical data, which was extremely misleading to the public.
Tencent PR Director @卡老虎秦 also posted a message saying that the news was untrue. He said: "In fact, in the past two years, similar false information has been repeatedly hyped by overseas hackers. The rumors are getting more and more outrageous, and the data caliber is constantly expanding. There have been multiple versions such as 700 million, 1.2 billion, and 1.4 billion. It has also been maliciously linked to multiple domestic Internet products. In addition to Tencent, many other friendly companies have also been implicated. Don't believe it or panic.
Later, another Tencent PR director @腾讯张军 retweeted the Weibo post and said: "A new version will be released every once in a while."
Source: Guangzhou Daily
