Tulsa police say 18,000 files are leaked after Conti ransomware hack
Citations and internal police department files from the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma are circulating on cybercriminal marketplaces after a ransomware incident in which hackers stole some 18,000 files, city officials say. A notice posted on a municipal website on June 22 warns that residents’ data including names, birth dates and driver’s license numbers is accessible to scammers following a hack carried out by the Conti ransomware gang. The digital extortionists breached the Tulsa police department in May, leaking stolen data about 22 officers and promising to publish more if the city refused to pay a ransom. “[O]ut of an abundance of caution, anyone who has filed a police report, received a police citation, made a payment with the City, or interacted with the City in any way where [personally identifiable information] was shared, whether online, in-person or on paper, prior to May 2021, is being asked to take monitoring precautions,” […]
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