Sensitive data leaked from anonymous crime and school tip systems
It came to light that sensitive student information and other data from anonymous crime and school tip systems had fallen into the hands of hackers. The hackers claimed to have hacked 93GB of anonymous crime tip data. The Portland Police Bureau advised the use of alternative tip channels, and US senators demanded answers about the data leak from school tip systems.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Sensitive student information and other data; 93GB of tip data according to the hackers' claims
- Cause / method
- Access to tip data through hacking
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- The Portland Police Bureau advised the use of alternative tip channels in connection with the data leak.
- Hackers claimed to have hacked 93GB of anonymous crime tip data.
- US senators demanded answers about the leak of sensitive student information through anonymous tip systems.
- An inquiry by Senators Hassan and Banks into the data leak from school tip systems was reported.
Also affected by this incident
Portland Police Bureau urges use of alternative tip channels after data breach
↳ Knock-on damage from another organization’s incident · View original incidentThe Portland Police Bureau advised the public to submit tips through alternative channels in connection with news of a data breach. The type of information leaked and the extent of the damage have not been confirmed.
Read on City of Portland, Oregon (.gov) ↗
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