Turkish Police Data Dump - 2016 Exclusive ((new))

In February 2016, the hacktivist group Anonymous released roughly 18GB of sensitive, stolen data from the Turkish General Directorate of Security (EGM) as part of a protest campaign known as #OpTurkey. The breach exposed internal law enforcement documents, while a separate, distinct April 2016 leak compromised the personal records of 50 million Turkish citizens. Read the full story at welivesecurity.com.

Motivation: The hackers claimed the dump was a response to "various government abuses" and alleged corruption within the Turkish regime. turkish police data dump 2016 exclusive

50 million Turkish citizens could be exposed in massive data breach In February 2016, the hacktivist group Anonymous released

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Perhaps the most damaging section. The dump contained Call Detail Records (CDRs) for over 2 million Turkish citizens. While the audio content was (luckily) not included, the metadata was comprehensive. Motivation: The hackers claimed the dump was a

At 3:00 AM on August 12, 2016, a "Code Crimson" was called. This is a protocol reserved for catastrophic data loss. The Turkish government immediately issued a gag order. Turkish news outlets were forbidden from using the phrase "police data dump." Twitter was throttled, and VPN usage spiked by 400%.