Portland Police Bureau urges use of alternative tip channels after data breach
SpilloverSpillover from the another organization incident · View original incident →The 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.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Portland Police Bureau
- Original incident
- Sensitive data leaked from anonymous crime and school tip systems
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
Timeline
- The Portland Police Bureau advised using alternative tip channels in connection with news of a data breach.
Original incident
This is spillover from the another organization incident.
Sensitive data leaked from anonymous crime and school tip systems
Impact: Sensitive student information and other data; 93GB of tip data according to the hackers' claims
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.
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