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BlackSuit Ransomware Leaks Kansas City Police Data in Failed Ransom Plot
BlackSuit Ransomware, known as the rebrand of the Conti ransomware gang, has leaked a trove of Kansas City Police data, including evidence records, investigation files, crime scene phones, and much more, after the department refused to pay the ransom.
June 18, 2024
Contractor Database Leak Exposes 500K Irish Police Vehicle Seizure Records
This marks the fourth data security incident to affect a UK police department in 2023.
October 23, 2023
Contractor Data Breach Impacts 8k Greater Manchester Police Officers
Warrant card details of thousands of officers are suspected to have been stolen in this attack. Affected officers have been notified about the data breach.
September 14, 2023
IT Contractor Data Breach Affects 47,000 Met Police Personnel
The Metropolitan Police Force faces a major security crisis as the contractor's IT system is breached.
August 27, 2023
Irish Police Data Breach Rattles Northern Ireland’s Security Landscape
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) experienced a severe security breach, unintentionally revealing personal details of its entire workforce, including officers and civilian staff.
August 9, 2023
Police Arrest Suspect in Crypto Millionaire’s Murder
The victim, 38-year-old Fernando Perez Algaba, was a self-made cryptocurrency millionaire whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase in an Argentinean town on July 27, 2023.
July 30, 2023
UK Criminal Records Office Crippled by Potential Ransomware Attack
The Criminal Records Office (ACRO) of the United Kingdom has acknowledged the cyberattack but did not confirm whether it was a ransomware attack.
April 7, 2023
Anonymous Leak 82GB of Police Emails Against Australia’s Offshore Detention
In total, Anonymous leaked 285,635 confidential emails belonging to the Nauru Police Force of the tiny Nauru Island…
May 4, 2022
Babuk ransomware gang leaks DC police data as negotiations fail
The latest leak by the Babuk ransomware gang contains 26GB worth of records.
May 12, 2021
Authorities seize world’s biggest dark web child abuse site
The dark web site called "BoysTown" had over 400,000 active users. - Here's how many people have been arrested and what the site hosted.
May 3, 2021