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Recursion Team hackers believed to be involved

Apple and Meta provided user data to cybercriminals last year who requested it by pretending to be law enforcement, according to Bloomberg.

Hackers have been spoofing email from police forces to steal personal data from big tech companies.

A recent report reveals that both Apple and Facebook provided private user data to hackers who posed as law enforcement officials. The hackers used forged "emergency data requests" to trick the Masters of the Universe into handing over sensitive information such as IP addresses and phone numbers for their targets.

Apple and Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, provided customer data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.



In mid-2021, two tech giants Apple and Meta shared user data with hackers as they were saying it's an emergency data request.

Apple Inc and Facebook provided personal user data to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials.

Hackers are using fake 'emergency' requests to obtain customer data - SiliconANGLE

Apple and Meta provided basic subscriber details, such as a user’s address, phone number and IP address, in mid-2021.

The now-defunct hacker gang dubbed Recursion Team is believed to consist of minors in the US and UK, including the suspected teen mastermind behind the Lapsus$ gang.