Fake Cops Stole User Data from Meta and Apple

Last year, cybercriminals used phony law enforcement subpoenas to steal an unknown amount of user data from Apple and Meta. The data requests were submitted to the tech companies using hacked police email accounts, and thus appeared to be legitimate government requests.Bloomberg reports that, in mid-2021, the two tech giants were fooled into handing over an unknown amount of “basic subscriber details” — including users’ home addresses, IP addresses, and telephone numbers.