(Getty Images) Over decade of Washington, D.C., protests, police scanned social media for ‘disrupters’ Police records obtained by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law show the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., has used automated, online surveillance tools to monitor… May 1, 2024 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) Russian man charged over ransomware attacks, including against D.C. police The U.S. charged a Russian man of being a "central figure" in three ransomware operations, including one that hit Washington, D.C. police. May 16, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
(Patrick Smith / Getty Images) Ransomware actors publish personnel files of D.C. police officers Detailed files about 22 D.C. police officers appeared on a leak site after negotiations for a payment allegedly broke down. May 11, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on April 2. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Ransomware gang publishes files stolen from D.C. police department Files belonging to the city's police department appeared on a leak site affiliated with Babuk, a newer form of ransomware. Apr 26, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
Police body-worn camera study finds absence of ‘civilizing effect’ Researchers involved in the Washington D.C.-based study found that — at least locally — the cameras aren't helping to de-escalate tense situations. Nov 15, 2017
