gtbarryNov 13, 2024

FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people’s private information

The FBI is warning that hackers are obtaining private user information — including emails and phone numbers — from U.S.-based tech companies by compromising government and police email addresses to submit “emergency” data requests.

#FBI #police #EmergencyDataRequests #security #cybersecurity #infosec #hackers #hacking

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/fbi-says-hackers-are-sending-fraudulent-police-data-requests-to-tech-giants-to-steal-peoples-private-information/

FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people's private information | TechCrunch

The warning is a rare admission from the FBI about the threat from fake emergency data requests submitted by hackers with access to police email accounts.

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Show threadNonilexSep 11, 2023
Many of these #subpoenas came in the form of so-called #EmergencyDataRequests —a mechanism #hackers have lately gotten into the habit of abusing to vacuum up #data from #technology cos outside of usual #review processes. Apparently, these requests were often approved w/in hours.
Why did #Twitter treat #SaudiArabia so generously? The answer, critics charge, is #money. One of the largest investors in the company is Prince #AlwaleedbinTalal, …whose $2B stake was purchased through SaudiArabia’s KHC.