Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700k Cops

If you are getting paid by tax dollars then your personal data is a matter of public record. It is vital for prevention of corruption for the public to know where the tax dollars actually go.

Re: Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700k Cops

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Post by canada_dry » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:40 PM UTC

> the sites were running VBScript, using Microsoft Access databases.

Why doesn't this surprise me?

Re: Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700k Cops

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Post by vsareto » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:42 PM UTC

canada_dry wrote: post #6

> the sites were running VBScript, using Microsoft Access databases. Why doesn't this surprise me?

Someone had a talk at the DEFCON blue team village about police software and how trivial it was to find something. I think it was like database creds in a DLL and apostrophes in fields causing errors (likely SQLi). I can't remember if it was something they ran in the patrol vehicles or at precincts.

Re: Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700k Cops

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Post by devtul » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:47 PM UTC

opwieurposiu wrote: post #5

If you are getting paid by tax dollars then your personal data is a matter of public record. It is vital for prevention of corruption for the public to know where the tax dollars actually go.

When you say personal data, what do you include in that specifically?

Re: Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700k Cops

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Post by ideals » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:47 PM UTC

I didn't realize Twitter and Reddit were suppressing discussion of the blueLeaks data.

It's an interesting position to take. If you can discussion of all leaked data dumps do you draw the line when it is about state actors?

Can you discuss Equifax hack, that is about personal information as well, but was done by state actors?

Re: Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700k Cops

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Post by av_engr » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:48 PM UTC

opwieurposiu wrote: post #5

If you are getting paid by tax dollars then your personal data is a matter of public record. It is vital for prevention of corruption for the public to know where the tax dollars actually go.

Including address and phone number? Doesn't that also enable public workers to be target of harassment?