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Hackers Publish Personal Data On Thousands of US Police Officers, Federal Agents (techcrunch.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A hacker group has breached several FBI-affiliated websites and uploaded their contents to the web, including dozens of files containing the personal information of thousands of federal agents and law enforcement officers, TechCrunch has learned. The hackers breached three sites associated with the FBI National Academy Association, a coalition of different chapters across the U.S. promoting federal and law enforcement leadership and training located at the FBI training academy in Quantico, VA. The hackers exploited flaws on at least three of the organization's chapter websites -- which we're not naming -- and downloaded the contents of each web server. The hackers then put the data up for download on their own website, which we're also not naming nor linking to given the sensitivity of the data. The spreadsheets contained about 4,000 unique records after duplicates were removed, including member names, a mix of personal and government email addresses, job titles, phone numbers and their postal addresses. The FBINAA could not be reached for comment outside of business hours. If we hear back, we'll update. "We hacked more than 1,000 sites," said the hacker. "Now we are structuring all the data, and soon they will be sold. I think something else will publish from the list of hacked government sites." When asked if they were worried that the files they put up for download would put federal agents and law enforcement at risk, the hacker said: "Probably, yes." The hacker claimed to have "over a million data" [sic] on employees across several U.S. federal agencies and public service organizations.
I still think the US will fall to rampant crime and chaos very soon. Really it's something I don't want to be right on, but there are too many people there who don't think they should have a responsibility to society. People like thrive in chaos. They are the warlords.
Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
Listen, my point is, if you really need a cop on every corner or a gun to feel safe do your family a favour and move to a safe country.
Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
So why should they have any privacy themselves? Fuck 'em. No sympathy here.
I still think the US will fall to rampant crime and chaos very soon. Really it's something I don't want to be right on, but there are too many people there who don't think they should have a responsibility to society. People like thrive in chaos. They are the warlords.
I'm more worried about the Ted Nugents and the Joe Walshes here who threaten to get their guns and start a violent insurrection if the "wrong party" gets more votes in the next election. :-)
And those are people who – theoretically – have lots of money. They're setting a bad example. I actually worry more about the less well off who follow them.
But if there is post election violence, Ted and Joe pretty high profile; I know who I'll be aiming at.