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Hackers have broken into the computer systems of dozens of police departments across the US, releasing vast amounts of information including reports of crime submitted by the public.
Members of the anti-security groups Anonymous and LulSez posted a seven-gigabyte file, also containing credit card details, social security numbers and other private data, online on Saturday.
The hackers said they were acting in retaliation for the arrests of several members in Britain and the US last month, as part of an investigation being led by the FBI.
They singled out Topiary, alleged to be Jake Davis, 18, from the Shetland Islands, for solidarity. Mr Davis has been charged with five offences relating to alleged computer attacks and illegal online break-ins.
The groups appeared to have taken files from 77 law enforcement offices in states such as Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. About 100,000 emails from officers' police accounts were released.
One file, titled Snitch crime tip report, appeared to contain dozens of tip-offs about local incidents from members of the public, some of whose names and addresses were included.
Rest of article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...se-vast-amounts-of-US-police-information.html
Members of the anti-security groups Anonymous and LulSez posted a seven-gigabyte file, also containing credit card details, social security numbers and other private data, online on Saturday.
The hackers said they were acting in retaliation for the arrests of several members in Britain and the US last month, as part of an investigation being led by the FBI.
They singled out Topiary, alleged to be Jake Davis, 18, from the Shetland Islands, for solidarity. Mr Davis has been charged with five offences relating to alleged computer attacks and illegal online break-ins.
The groups appeared to have taken files from 77 law enforcement offices in states such as Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. About 100,000 emails from officers' police accounts were released.
One file, titled Snitch crime tip report, appeared to contain dozens of tip-offs about local incidents from members of the public, some of whose names and addresses were included.
Rest of article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...se-vast-amounts-of-US-police-information.html
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