Confidential information held by some of Britain’s police forces has been stolen by Russian hackers in an embarrassing security breach, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
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.
Clop is believed to have demanded a ransom from the company, Dacoll, after launching a ‘phishing’ attack in October that gave it access to material, including that of the PNC, holding the personal information and records of 13 million people.
It is unclear what additional – and potentially more sensitive – information Clop might release on the dark web, where it could be scooped up by fraudsters (file photo used)
When Dacoll refused to pay, the hackers uploaded hundreds of files on to the dark web, a hidden area of the internet only accessible through a specialised web browser.
The company declined to reveal the size of ransom demanded.
The files include images of motorists, which Clop appears to…
