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Confidential informants exposed in Louisiana sheriff's office hack
Data stolen by a ransomware gang has exposed highly sensitive information from a Louisiana sheriff’s office, including names of informants.
“The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office data is an extraordinary example of the inner workings of a police department, down to Internal Affairs investigations and details about the use of confidential informants,” DDoSecrets co-founder Emma Best told SAN. Pen trap and trace search warrants — court orders that allow law enforcement to collect cell phone metadata such as numbers dialed — were issued to cellular service providers T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. A folder titled “Tech” includes brochures listing an array of surveillance technology, such as GPS trackers and hidden cameras that can be placed inside items such as clothing, vape pens and Newport menthol cigarette packs.
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