Internet Yiff Machine: We hacked 93GB of "anonymous" crime tips
Ultra-sensitive data may have been hacked.
P3 Global Intel claims that it has "quickly become the new standard in tip management for Crime Stoppers programs, [Law Enforcement Agencies], and government agencies helping to solve and prevent crimes around the world." Its software does what it says on the tin: It accepts tips from the general public and then manages conversations between law enforcement and the tipper. Many of these tips are, by their very nature, extremely sensitive, and disclosure of the tip could imperil people's lives. P3 promises on its websites that "your anonymity is protected at all times." But earlier this month, hackers calling themselves the, err, "Internet Yiff Machine" released 93GB of data that they claim was pilfered from P3's tip-taking system.Read full article Comments
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P3 Global Intel, which manages anonymous crime tips for law‑enforcement and government agencies, asserts it protects tipper anonymity, but a hacker group called "Internet Yiff Machine" earlier this month released 93 GB of data they say was stolen from P3's tip‑taking system.
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