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== Explanation of the Hack == | |||
The data was obtained through a security breach of NetSential, a web developer that works with law enforcement. | |||
According to analysis by The Intercept, the hacker was able to exploit a vulnerability to upload an ASPX web shell and exfiltrate the data from each of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201024143744/https://nfcausa.org/suspicious-activity-report/ fusion centers], possibly in a single evening. | |||
[https://theintercept.com/2020/08/19/blueleaks-hack-fusion-centers/ The Intercept: Law Enforcement Websites Hit by BlueLeaks May Have Been Easy to Hack] | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 23 December 2021
269 gigabytes of internal U.S. law enforcement data obtained by the hacktivism collective Anonymous and released on June 19, 2020.
Explanation of the Hack
The data was obtained through a security breach of NetSential, a web developer that works with law enforcement.
According to analysis by The Intercept, the hacker was able to exploit a vulnerability to upload an ASPX web shell and exfiltrate the data from each of the fusion centers, possibly in a single evening.
The Intercept: Law Enforcement Websites Hit by BlueLeaks May Have Been Easy to Hack