The
department said it was still assessing the extent of the
unauthorized access.
"While we determine the full impact and continue to review
activity, we have engaged the FBI to fully investigate this
matter," the district's Metropolitan Police Department said in a
statement cited late on Monday by outlets including AP and NBC
News.
The statement did not identify suspects for the attack,
according to the reports. The department did not immediately
respond to Reuters' request for comment.
AP said there was no indication of any police operations being
affected, though it added that ransomware group Babuk had
claimed responsibility, and to have stolen sensitive data,
including on informants, that it had threatened to share with
criminal gangs.
Ransomware groups hold files and networks hostage unless a
payment is made.
The Department of Homeland Security's Secretary Alejandro
Mayorkas said last month that dealing with such groups had
become his department's top priority.
(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; editing by John
Stonestreet)
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