Subj : The criminal records of millions of Americans were just leaked on
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Date : Fri May 24 2024 17:15:05

The criminal records of millions of Americans were just leaked online

Date:
Fri, 24 May 2024 16:00:20 +0000

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No one knows where the data came from, but researchers suspect it might be a 
PR stunt.

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Sensitive information on millions of convicted felons just leaked online. 

This Wednesday, cybersecurity researchers from Malwarebytes published a blog 
post detailing that a group of cybercriminals leaked a database containing 
criminal records of millions of Americans. The database is said to contain 70 
million rows of data. 

Given how Malwarebytes worded the announcement, we can assume its researchers 
did not have direct access to this database. Still, it was said that it 
contained peoples full names, dates of birth, known aliases, postal 
addresses, dates of arrest, dates of conviction, sentences, and more. 
Building a new leaks site 

The database is quite fresh, holding data generated between 2020 and 2024. 
Each row represents a single felony, not a record of all the crimes a person 
may have committed, Malwarebytes's Pieter Arntz confirmed to Toms Guide . 

The data was leaked by two known cybercriminals - EquationCorp and USDoD. 

The latter, according to the researchers, is a high-profile player in the 
field of data leaks, allegedly closely associated with Connor Fitzpatrick, 
AKA Pompompurin. 

For those who havent been paying attention, Pompompurin was the owner and 
master administrator of BreachForums, the worlds most popular underground 
forum for sharing stolen and leaked data, malware, and other warez. The forum 
was recently dismantled , and Fitzpatrick arrested. 

Malwarebytes claims USDoD is planning on building a new leak forum similar to 
BreachForums, and that pushing this data out there could be a PR stunt to 
draw attention and raise interest in the new site. 

At this time, it is unknown from whom the hackers stole this data, when, or 
how. 

In any case, our American readers with a criminal history should pay 
attention to the emails theyre getting, especially if they mention criminal 
convictions, carry attachments and links, or demand urgent action. Hackers 
are likely to exploit the database in phishing and social engineering 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/the-criminal-records-of-millions-of-ame
ricans-were-just-leaked-online


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