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Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms into Sharing People's Data

https://www.wired.com/story/doxers-posing-as-cops-are-tricking-big-tech-firms-into-sharing-peoples-private-data/
32•iamnothere•2h ago

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ro_bit•1h ago
> But officers can also make emergency data requests, or EDRs, in cases involving a threat of imminent harm or death. These requests typically bypass any additional verification steps by the companies who are under pressure to fulfill the request as quickly as possible.

How do companies decide which EDRs to fulfill and which ones require a judicial subpoena? Are companies ever even under the obligation to fulfill an EDR?

tdeck•1h ago
Maybe they type ASDF or donut:

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/flock-safety-cameras-h...

> So in a lot of the searches that we reviewed, we had about 500,000 to take a look at. We found the word “investigation” – or variations of the word “investigation” – or “suspect” a lot with really no details about what the investigation pertained to or what the suspect may have done.

> A lot of searches also just listed gibberish, like “ASDF” – that’s the sequence of letters in the center row of your computer keyboard. Or just said that they were there for random checks. We even found a search that just said “donut” or that didn’t say anything at all.

OsrsNeedsf2P•1h ago
> “This was an email address that looked like the real thing,” says Exempt, explaining the mechanics of how he tricked Charter Communications. “The real domain of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida is jaxsheriff.org. We purchased jaxsheriff.us and then spoofed our number as the department’s, so that when we called them to verify receipt of the legal process, when they searched the number, it would come back to the sheriff’s office, giving them no reason to doubt it. We use real badge numbers and officer names as well.”

I'm honestly impressed. It's an interesting situation where the companies can only verify the same information that the hackers have access to

ghssds•1h ago
> The real domain of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida is jaxsheriff.org. We purchased jaxsheriff.us

This would not be an issue if RFC 1480 had been taken seriously.

mh-•1h ago
"No problem, Deputy Smith. I'll call you back at your listed number now to complete your request."

What am I missing? Not doing this is negligent. Same advice we'd give to phishing targets.

ngcc_hk•1h ago
Still not heard of people pretending ice, kidnapping then ransom. Strange?
wmf•1h ago
This same kind of hack was mentioned in Mr. Robot nine years ago and it isn't fixed. https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/7/12835320/mr-robot-hack-rep... (Back then it was fax-based.) I'm not surprised but I am annoyed that we can't fix this.
domoregood•2m ago
For everyone else who's getting "You’ve read your last free article" like me:

https://archive.is/RltXf

GitHub Is Down

https://github.com/
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