In mid-2021, Apple and Meta’s data was said to have faced a data leak due to hacking. A report by Bloomberg states that this happened because the hackers sent fake emergency data requests pretending to be law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n

Usually, law enforcement officials ask for data for criminal investigations. Most of these requests are required to be backed by a subpoena or search warrant, but this rule doesn\u2019t apply to emergency requests.<\/p>\n

The hackers first get access to the email systems of law enforcement agencies and then send a fake emergency data request containing a description of the danger posed by data delay.<\/p>\n

Many other companies apart from Apple and Meta were targeted in the 2021 attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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