China Blocks Smartphones After Massive Data Breach - Chiang Rai Times
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Published on: 2026-04-21 22:06
BEIJING, China - In an unprecedented move that has sent shockwaves through the global tech community, the crime/police-officer-in-pattaya-arrested/" class="crt-auto-link" title="Police Officer in Pattaya Arrested for Shooting Man in a Drunken Rage">police-arrest-chinese-gang/" class="crt-auto-link" title="Bangkok Police Arrest Chinese Gang Over Fake Kidnapping and Ransom">Chinese government has issued a total ban on mobile phones within all Communist Party of China (CCP) ministries. This sweeping directive follows reports of a staggering 10-petabyte (PB) data leak originating from the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin. What began as a localized security protocol has quickly evolved into a nationwide mandate. The State Council of the People's Republic of China now requires all government staff -- regardless of rank -- to deposit their personal and work devices into signal-blockin...
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