Apple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Who Used Forged Legal Requests

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  1. hawki

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    "(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, provided customer data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials...

    Apple and Meta provided basic subscriber details, such as a customer’s address, phone number and IP address, in mid-2021 in response to the forged “emergency data requests.”

    Normally, such requests are only provided with a search warrant or subpoena signed by a judge, according to the people. However, such emergency requests don’t require a court order..."

    https://news.yahoo.com/apple-meta-gave-user-data-175918825.html
     
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    "DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal

    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal information on their targets.

    On May 8, KrebsOnSecurity received a tip that hackers obtained a username and password for an authorized user of esp.usdoj.gov, which is the Law Enforcement Inquiry and Alerts (LEIA) system managed by the DEA..."

    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/05/dea-investigating-breach-of-law-enforcement-data-portal/
     
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