HACKED: Police data network closed for now
7:58am Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Twin Cities Pioneer Press November 1, 2003 A computer network used to share police files among more than 175 law enforcement departments in Minnesota has been closed after a state lawmaker learned "beyond a shadow of a doubt" someone had hacked into the system to demonstrate its vulnerability. "A security breach was alleged. We take that extremely seriously. We've taken the system off line in...