THE personal information of tens of millions of people is at risk of being leaked after loopholes were found in social security systems in almost every province across China, a report showed yesterday.

    According to the report of the Economic Information Daily, a news outlet under the Xinhua News Agency, more than 50 million loopholes in information security management were found in social security systems in more than 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities on the Chinese mainland.

    The personal information vulnerable to hacking includes ID numbers, social security information, financial conditions, income and house ownership, said the report citing data acquired from loudong.360.cn, an online platform that helps companies seek security solutions with rewards.

    The loopholes were also found in information security management in household registration systems, disease prevention and control systems, and hospitals. Loudong.360.cn has reported the data about the loopholes to relevant authorities.

    Experts said the information leak could cause huge economic loss and lead to crime.

    If the personal information such as ID numbers are leaked, they may be used to commit economic crimes such as applying for credit cards with stolen identities, said Deng Huan, an expert with loudong.360.cn.

    (SD-Agencies)