A recent California State Auditor’s report documented a shocking lack of transparency, accountability, oversight and data security in CalGang, the database of (supposedly) known gang members ...

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A recently launched hacking site has published the member database of RaidForums, a notorious hacking forum taken offline in 2022. Founded in 2015, RaidForums operated on the regular internet and was ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department plans to make changes to its gang member database following criticism that it's often inaccurate, outdated and racially skewed. The Chicago Tribune obtained ...

Update added on 5/30/23 at end of article. A database for the notorious RaidForums hacking forums has been leaked online, allowing threat actors and security researchers insight into the people who ...

A top NYPD official defended the department’s use of a controversial “gang database” Wednesday, calling it a “misunderstood” and crucial investigative tool meant to save lives. Chief of Detectives ...

While consumers are usually the ones worried about their information being exposed in data breaches, it's now the hacker's turn, as the notorious Breached cybercrime forum's database is up for sale ...

An audit of a law enforcement database of gang members found problems with about 5 percent of the entries sampled, which amounts to 14 people. Those people will be removed from the database, said ...

The California Department of Justice will be investigating the Los Angeles Police Department’s use of a statewide gang member database following reports that officers were falsely framing innocent ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Police Bureau plans to stop documenting people as gang members amid community concern that the label disproportionately affects minorities. The bureau announced the ...