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DC Police victim of massive data leak by ransomware gang

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RICHMOND, Va. – The police department in the nation's capital has suffered a massive leak of internal information after refusing to meet the blackmail demands of Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate.

Experts say it’s the worst known ransomware attack ever to hit a U.S. police department. The gang, known as the Babuk group, released thousands of the Metropolitan Police Department’s sensitive documents on the dark web Thursday.

A review by The Associated Press found hundreds of police officer disciplinary files and intelligence reports that include feeds from other agencies, including the FBI and Secret Service.

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