A new report reveals that hackers are gaining access to sensitive data about us from tech companies like ISPs, phone providers, social media companies, by impersonating law enforcement and demanding data as "an urgent matter of life and death.&…
A new report reveals that hackers are gaining access to sensitive data about us from tech companies like ISPs, phone providers, social media companies, by impersonating law enforcement and demanding data as "an urgent matter of life and death."
They use a tool called Emergency Data Requests (EDRs), and we'll dive into what these are, and why they're allowing our most sensitive data to be leaked.
For a thorough analysis, visit the news site that broke the story: Krebs on Security
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/hackers-gaining-power-of-subpoena-via-fake-emergency-data-requests/
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