Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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Looks like part of the MOVEit hack

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[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

What purpose do the Russians have for grabbing Metro Vancouver Transit Police files?

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[-] Shell@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The ransom gang grabbed files belonging to a bunch of organizations, not just the Transit Police. It was a breach of a 3rd party software maker who hosts files. They're most likely holding the data for ransom.

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