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Hacker Claims Compromise of Millions of Confidential Police Tips from US Company

A hacker claims to have compromised more than 8 million confidential police tips held by a US company, stating they gained access via social engineering and exploited a vulnerability to extract data from the platform for searching law enforcement hotline messages, with new reports further detailing the incident.

18 Mar, 20:13 — 19 Mar, 13:50
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