Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/metro-vancouver-transit-police-files-hacked-in-raid-linked-to-russian-extortion-gang-1.6447714

Looks like part of the MOVEit hack

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zephyreks@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

What purpose do the Russians have for grabbing Metro Vancouver Transit Police files?

Shell@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

The ransom gang grabbed files belonging to a bunch of organizations, not just the Transit Police. It was a breach of a 3rd party software maker who hosts files. They're most likely holding the data for ransom.