Australian federal police officers’ details leaked on dark web after law firm hack
by Jonathan Barrett from Technology | The Guardian on (#6ES50)
The AFP is the latest organisation revealed to have been caught up in the HWL Ebsworth hack, perpetrated by a Russian ransomware group in April
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The personal details of Australian federal police officers have been leaked on the dark web, according to the police association, as part of a wide-ranging data breach that could threaten other high-profile agencies.
The AFP is a client of the law firm HWL Ebsworth, which was hacked by a Russian-linked ransomware group in April, sparking fears that highly sensitive information would be widely distributed.
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