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The archive is part of a multi-terabyte leak allegedly containing personal information on approximately one billion Chinese citizens [1, 3]. Because it is part of a large, spanned archive (indicated by .part3 ), this specific file cannot be opened or read on its own; all parts of the volume (Part 1, Part 2, etc.) must be present to extract the data [4]. Context of the File
Files distributed via peer-to-peer networks or "leak" forums under these names often contain malware, ransomware, or trojans disguised as data [7]. covid2022 vol 6.part3.rar
The data was reportedly exfiltrated from a publicly accessible Alibaba Cloud database used by the Shanghai National Police [2, 5]. The archive is part of a multi-terabyte leak