Officials report data breach at Weare Police Department

guest · Jun 4, 2019

Officials report data breach at Weare Police Department
Data found for sale on dark web, security analyst says
June 4, 2019
https://www.wmur.com/article/weare-warns-of-data-breach-at-police-department/27702433

The Weare Police Department was the target of a cyberattack, town officials said Monday.

The incident happened in March 2017, and a local cybersecurity firm said it warned town officials after finding data for sale on the dark web, a part of the World Wide Web that typically requires specific software to access.
In a statement, town officials said a town employee was the victim of a malware attack launched between March 6-13, 2017. The town administrator said there is no evidence any information has been misused.

"Hackers were selling that bit of information of police for 1 bitcoin," Polozov said.
Wapack Labs said the files it saw for sale were labeled "sex offender registration," "payroll" and "Chief Kelly employment agreement," along with documentation on official department letterhead.
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