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Sheriff's Online Database Leaks Info On Informants

Posted by Soulskill on from the second-verse-same-as-the-first dept.

Tootech writes with this snippet from NPR: "A Colorado sheriff's online database mistakenly revealed the identities of confidential drug informants and listed phone numbers, addresses and Social Security numbers of suspects, victims and others interviewed during criminal investigations, authorities said. The breach potentially affects some 200,000 people, and Mesa County sheriff's deputies have been sifting through the database to determine who, if anyone, is in jeopardy. ... The FBI and Google Inc. are trying to determine who accessed the database, the sheriff said. Their concern: That someone may have copied it and could post it, WikiLeaks-style, on the Internet. 'The truth is, once it's been out there and on the Internet and copied, you're never going to regain total control,' Hilkey said. Thousands of pages of confidential information were vulnerable from April until Nov. 24, when someone notified authorities after finding their name on the Internet. Officials said the database was accessed from within the United States, as well as outside the country, before it was removed from the server."

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  1. That's what happens to snitches... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now these fools are gonna see what happens to snitches, Vince Foster-style!!!

  2. Donutleaks strikes again! by assemblerex · · Score: 4, Funny

    Donutleaks is committed to releasing classified documents !

    1. Re:Donutleaks strikes again! by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Funny

      This is true, What does Fox News have to say on it? They are always 100% accurate!

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    2. Re:Donutleaks strikes again! by mwvdlee · · Score: 3, Funny

      Quick, have the sheriff accused of rape in a scandinavian country and let interpol track him down!

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  3. We can all help them by Again · · Score: 3, Funny

    Everyone on Slashdot should download as many copies as they can and then delete them (Shift + Delete only!). That way the world will run out of copies and everyone will be safe.