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

""This took all of 20 minutes," Exempt, a member of the group that carried out the ploy, told WIRED. He claims that his group has been successful in extracting similar information from virtually every major US tech company, including Apple and Amazon, as well as more fringe platforms like video-sharing site Rumble, which is popular with far-right influencers. Exempt shared the information Charter Communications sent to the group with WIRED, and explained that the victim was a "gamer" from New York."

""When a privacy specialist at the legal response operations center of Charter Communications received an emergency data request via email on September 4 from Officer Jason Corse of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, it took her just minutes to respond, with the name, home address, phone numbers, and email address of the "target." But the email had not in fact come from Corse or anyone else at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.""

""Exempt shared the information Charter Communications sent to the group with WIRED, and explained that the victim was a "gamer" from New York. When asked if they worried about how the information they obtained was used against the target, Exempt said: "I usually do not care." The victim did not respond to WIRED's requests for comment. Officer Corse declined to comment. Charter Communications declined to comment.""

A privacy specialist at Charter Communications responded within minutes to an email that appeared to come from Officer Jason Corse of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, supplying a target's name, home address, phone numbers, and email. The email was spoofed and sent by a hacking group offering doxing-as-a-service to paying customers. The group claims similar successful data extractions from major US tech firms including Apple and Amazon and from smaller platforms. The group shared the stolen data and expressed indifference to its misuse. Law-enforcement and company representatives expressed concern and declined detailed comment.

Read at WIRED