Washington DC Police, FBI Investigating Hacking Attack On Department's Server - Spokesman

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th April, 2021) Washington DC police say one of the department's servers has been hacked and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now looking into the security breach.

"We are aware of unauthorized access on our server. While we determine the full impact and continue to review activity, we have engaged the FBI to fully investigate this matter," Sean Hickman, Public Information Officer for the Metropolitan Police Department, said in a statement quoted by KABC-TV on Monday.

The details of how extensive the hacking attack was or exactly what kind of data was accessed remain unclear at this point.