Clop ransomware gang stolen confidential data from the UK police and leaked it in the dark web because the victim refused to pay the ransom
Clop ransomware operators have stolen confidential information held by some British police, according to the media the cybercriminal gang targeted the IT firm Dacoll.
According to the media, the cybercriminals compromised the systems at the company, which has access to the police national computer, using a phishing attack.
The security breach was disclosed on Sunday by The Mail, while the group is releasing the stolen data on its leak site on the dark web.
The security breach took place in October, Clop ransomware operators gained access to data managed by Dacoll, including that of the PNC, holding the personal information and records of 13 million people.
Dacoll confirmed the data breach.
“We can confirm we were the victims of a cyber incident on October 5.” said a Dacoll spokesman. “We can confirm we were the victims of a cyber incident on October 5. “We were able to quickly return to our normal operational levels. The incident was limited to an internal network not linked to any of our clients’ networks or services.”
Stolen files include images of motorists exfiltrated from the national Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system, footage, and close-up images of the faces of drivers who have committed traffic offenses.
“The cyber-criminal gang Clop has released some of the material it plundered from an IT firm that handles access to the police national computer (PNC) on the so-called ‘dark web’ – with the threat of more to follow.”
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