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Dutch cops arrest a man for demanding reward after sending him confidential files by mistake (www.politie.nl)
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On Thursday evening around 7:00 PM, police arrested a 40-year-old man from Ridderkerk on Prinses Beatrixstraat in Ridderkerk for computer hacking. Due to a police error, the man had inadvertently gained access to confidential police documents. When ordered to relinquish these documents, he refused. He stated that he would only comply if he received something in return. Therefore, the decision was made to arrest the man, search his home, and secure the confidential files to prevent possible dissemination.

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[โ€“] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Play stupid games, win stupid prices.

That being said, wtf does "relinquishing digital files" even mean? They do know they still have the "originals" and there is no way to prove how many copies he made, right?

[โ€“] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 day ago

I mean the fact that they dont have any access controls on their servers should tell you how technically competent those cops are.