Data Breach
Alibaba/Taobao Data Breach
1100.0M records exposed • November 2019
A software developer at an Alibaba partner company spent 8 months secretly copying data from Taobao, China's biggest shopping site. They collected info on over a billion users.
What Happened
An Alibaba developer scraped 1.1 billion pieces of user data from Taobao over 8 months using crawler software. The data was not sold but was unauthorized collection.
Attack method: Web scraping over 8 months
What Data Was Exposed
User IDs, Mobile numbers, Customer comments
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What to Do If You're Affected
- 1.
Review Alibaba account security settings
- 2.
Limit public profile information
Lessons for Businesses
- • Web scraping can be massive in scale
- • Insider threats include business partners
- • API rate limiting is essential
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