FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people's private information (techcrunch.com)

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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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[-] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

No, you misunderstand. It's not that it's finally happening, it's that they've finally admitted it's happening. For all we know, it's been going on for the past 20 years

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

Lol fair, I could've worded that better.

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