The Latest: Hearing on Capitol riot wraps; little new info
May 12, 2021
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1of4FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, an American flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington.Patrick Semansky/APShow MoreShow Less
2of4Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)Jonathan Ernst/APShow MoreShow Less
3of4FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo, then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller speaks during a meeting at the Pentagon. Miller, President Donald Trump s acting defense secretary during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots plans to tell Congress that he was concerned in the days before the insurrection that sending troops to the building would fan fears of a military coup and could cause a repeat of
The group, who call themselves Babuk, hacked into the Metropolitan Police Department computer system, stole private information and already released some information online.
It s a story NBC Washington first reported in late April, when 500 pages of information about five officers were dumped online.
Days later, Babuk removed the information from its site on the dark web, which cybersecurity experts say is typically a sign the hackers and the victim are negotiating a ransom.
Late Monday, Babuk posted the files again, saying negotiations with the District came to a dead end.
The hackers say they weren t offered enough money and if they don t get it Tuesday, more personal info will be released.
The Latest: Hearing on Capitol riot wraps; little new info
May 12, 2021
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1of6FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, an American flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington.Patrick Semansky/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)Jonathan Ernst/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo, then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller speaks during a meeting at the Pentagon. Miller, President Donald Trump s acting defense secretary during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots plans to tell Congress that he was concerned in the days before the insurrection that sending troops to the building would fan fears of a military coup and could cause a rep
The group, who call themselves Babuk, hacked into the Metropolitan Police Department computer system, stole private information and already released some information online.
It s a story NBC Washington first reported in late April, when 500 pages of information about five officers were dumped online.
Days later, Babuk removed the information from its site on the dark web, which cybersecurity experts say is typically a sign the hackers and the victim are negotiating a ransom.
Late Monday, Babuk posted the files again, saying negotiations with the District came to a dead end.
The hackers say they weren t offered enough money and if they don t get it Tuesday, more personal info will be released.