FBI Probes Hacking of Rural Law Enforcement Websites

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By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com

The FBI is investigating the hacking thefts of credit cards, email messages and other information from websites of rural law enforcement departments, the Associated Press reported.

AP reported that the hackers collective Anonymous said Saturday it attacked 70 websites of law enforcement departments in retaliation for the arrests of some of its sympathizers in the United States and Great Britain.

Some of the hacked emails contained sensitive information, including tips about suspected crimes, profiles of gang members and security training, AP reported.

The e-mail thefts were mainly from sheriffs’ departments in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi, AP reported.

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