Washington DC police department is held to ransom 'by Russian hackers

[rayg]

Washington DC police department is held to ransom 'by Russian hackers' who threaten to share undercover informants' details with local crime gangs

Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC hit by ransomware attack
Cybercriminals claim to have stolen more than 250 gigabytes of data
Russian-speaking syndicate Babuk group claims responsibility for the hack

DC Metro Police said it had asked the FBI to investigate 'unauthorized access'

Babuk group threatened to reveal information about 'gang informants'

Russian hackers breached Washington DC's police department database for a ransom, and threatened to share informants details with crime gangs, it is claimed.
The cybercriminals posted screenshots on their dark web site supporting their claim to have stolen more than 250 gigabytes of data as news of the hack emerged on Monday.

The District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that it had asked the FBI to investigate the 'unauthorized access.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...on-attack.html

[togor]

We blew it in the 90s, letting current/former communist countries on our network.

[lyman]

did they forget to change a password?

or some numbskull click the wrong email?