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Table of Contents Hackers Threaten to Release Police Records, Knock 911 Offline Police departments large and small have been victimized by cybercriminals who have hacked into computer networks and demanded ransom. They’ve disabled email systems, knocked 911 centers offline and cut off access to investigative files. Evan Vucci The Associated Press A cybercriminal gang that breached the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department’s computer network in a ransomware attack published detailed information this week about nearly two dozen officers, including Social Security numbers and psychological assessments. The group, Babuk, already had posted on the dark web lengthy dossiers of several officers. It claimed it stole more than 250 gigabytes of data late last month and is threatening to release more information as well as share files containing the names of confidential informants with criminal gangs if officials don’t pay a ransom.

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