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this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2025
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I don’t need to show you a badge. No one does. I can’t just go get your info from the data broker.
Perhaps you see the problem here…
I believe there has been a case of this. I remember a person phished some service to give them access to a person's account or account data under the guise of "lives are on the line here". Might've also spoofed the email, but either way, he managed to get it
Edit: something like this
https://gizmodo.com/hackers-are-using-police-emails-to-send-tech-companies-fraudulent-data-requests-2000522134
I'll do you one better. Murders have been committed using data purchased from brokers: https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/
That's even easier to do, yeah