Are Ransomware Attacks Impeding Criminal Prosecutions?

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware

Analysts Size Up Potential Impact of Attacks on Police Departments Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • June 1, 2021    

As more cities see their police departments targeted with ransomware attacks, some analysts are voicing concerns that the attacks, which could lead to inaccessible systems and potentially compromised evidence, could impede criminal prosecutions.

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Among the latest developments, the police department in the city of Azusa, Arizona, reported Friday it had been hit by ransomware in March, resulting in the compromise of personally identifiable information, including Social Security numbers, passport information and data collected by license plate readers.

Meanwhile, data apparently stolen from the Clearfield Borough Police Department in Pennsylvania was posted on the Marketo darknet marketplace, security researchers tell Information Security Media Group.

The Clearfield police department has not released any information on the attack nor responded to a request for additional information.

The Azusa and Clearfield Borough police departments join a long list of law enforcement agencies that have been hit with ransomware, including the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police. In April, that department acknowledged it had been victimized by a cyber incident. The Babuk ransomware gang took responsibility for the attack and has play ..

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