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DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports:

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.

Read more at KrebsOnSecurity.


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