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hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data – including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics – from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China. The dataset, which allegedly contains more than 10 petabytes of sensitive information, is believed by experts to have been obtained from the National Supercomputing Center (NSCC) in Tianjin//snip//Once inside, the attacker told Hofer they deployed a “botnet” — a network of automated programs that were able enter the NSCC’s system and then extract, download and store the data. The extraction of 10 petabytes of data took around six months.