Hackers release personal data of 50 police officers.
A group identified as Anoncyber & Cyb3rgh0sts created a Facebook page where they posted a file of 8,9 pages stolen from the information center of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police headquarters; the page was taken down when it already had more than 5 "likes"; cybercriminals promise to show the names and addresses of military police officers again, in protest against violence against political demonstrators; is backstabbing justified?
247 – No fewer than 50 military police officers in the state of Rio de Janeiro received a severe blow from behind. After carrying out an electronic intrusion into the corporation's command computers last Thursday, hackers identified as the Anoncyber & Cyb3rgh0sts group created a Facebook page and released, one by one, the names, addresses, phone numbers, and other personal data of approximately 50 military police officers.
The list remained online until Saturday the 15th, when the corporation's information security department finally managed to take the page down. It contained a file of 8.900 pages, including phone numbers, addresses, CPF numbers (Brazilian tax identification numbers), and emails.
"The police couldn't handle the pressure? Unfortunately, the Military Police took our download offline," the hackers responded, stating they were willing to release the classified information once again. The risk of releasing the data is extremely high, since it could be used by criminals to carry out retaliation against uniformed police officers, not during combat, but treacherously.
The page created by the hackers received over 5 likes and disseminated several criticisms of the work of the Rio de Janeiro police, especially during street protests. "Did you think you could sell our security to drug traffickers and get away with it? Did you really think you could go around killing innocent people and get away with it? Good luck!", the hackers stated in one of the posts. Several users on the network criticized the group's actions in the comments.
Civil police officers from the Cybercrime Repression Unit are investigating who is responsible for leaking the list. Similar intrusions have also recently been reported on the websites of the Rio de Janeiro State Public Prosecutor's Office, the Legislative Assembly, the City Council, and the Rio de Janeiro State Traffic Department (Detran-RJ). Several groups linked to the Black Blocs claimed responsibility for the intrusion. In a statement, the Civil Police only informed that procedures are underway.