COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — Another database recovered from the Columbus data leak has revealed names of undercover city officers, as well as graphic and sensitive information from police reports previously sealed from public view.
Cybersecurity expert Connor Goodwolf showed NBC4 the Columbus Division of Police’s MatrixCrime database on Wednesday. Recovered from the Rhysida ransomware group’s dump of stolen city data on the dark web, it holds confidential records for cases of rape, homicide, child abuse and domestic violence. Dating back to 2014, it also contains data from CPD’s controversial Vice Unit that was added before the group’s disbanding in 2019 .
“Every single report from officers on the streets or if someone comes in to make a police report, it all goes to the specific database,” Goodwolf said. “There’s detailed information relating to the scene, weapon used or everything, whether the victim was injured, deceased, etcetera.”…