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Hackers attack 20M accounts on Alibaba's Taobao shopping site

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Hackers in China attempted to access over 20 million active accounts on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Taobao e-commerce website.

The hackers are said to have used Alibaba's own cloud computing service.

An Alibaba spokesman on Thursday said the company detected the attack in "the first instance," reminded users to change passwords and worked closely with the police investigation.

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