Hackers Breach Company That Makes License Plate Readers for US Government

Hackers breached a company that provides license plate reader technology for the US government, including at the border with Mexico. From a report: The hackers posted what appears to be the internal data of the company, called Perceptics, on a dark web website on Thursday. A company employee confirmed to Motherboard that Perceptics was hacked. "We are aware of the breach and have notified our customers. We can't comment any further because it is an ongoing legal investigation," Casey Self, director of marketing for Perceptics said in an online message. The Register first reported the news on Thursday. The data appears to include a variety of databases, company documents, and financial information, according to the file directory giving an overview of the stolen material. Boris Bullet-Dodger, the hacker who listed the data online, contacted Motherboard with a link to the stolen data on Thursday. Perceptics, once a subsidiary of major government contractor Northrop Grumman, mainly distributes license plate readers, under-vehicle cameras, and driver cameras to the U.S., Canada, Mexico to place at border crossings.

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[BitterOak]

Imagine a future world where/when law enforcement can quickly find & catch any wanted criminals!

And imagine all the awesome new laws that could be passed in a total surveillance society where enforceability is a complete non-issue.

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[Mass Overkiller]

That's not the point. The point is that law abiding citizens will now be running afoul of the law with automatic enforcement because new laws will be passed making what was legal now illegal. Those laws will be passed under guise of "safety' or 'terrorism' or 'save the children' or other nonsense. Most of those laws will not even be made public. You'll just get a ticket or summons or arrested at the grocery store. It's coming.

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[AutodidactLabrat]

Imagine a tRump gathering his Nazi Private Security for a rally, only to find they can't get on a bus, Fly, drive their cars on the bridge or appear in public without arrest.
Still in favor?
Probably not

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[pslytely psycho]

Liar. They closed that loophole in 2016.
You no longer get six months to put a plate on a new car, new cars get a temp plate immediately, that is replaced with a permanent one in a few weeks.

License plates

[fox171171]

All your plates are belong to us!