"Russian hackers breached Washington DC police department's database and have threatened to share information with criminal gangs unless it pays an unspecified ransom.<p>"A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate has claimed to have stolen sensitive data, including on informants, the police force said."<p>If data pertaining to informants has indeed been stolen then this is extremely concerning.
bulk of convo over here:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26955281" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26955281</a>