Slowly digging through #BlueLeaks and keep finding gems like Homeland Security warning police of low-tech ways "smugglers" can defeat automated license plate readers (ALPRs)
Law enforcement told that if they see a person use the Siri shortcut “Police,” wherein saying "Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over” starts an iPhone recording, it "may raise suspicion in a reasonable person and constitute a basis for reporting." #BlueLeaks
LOL at someone trolling a random cop via AirDrop (turn off your Bluetooth, folks) #BlueLeaks
An ISIS supporter allegedly discussed using Snapchat's Snap Maps feature, which shows where people are congregating, to decide attack locations. #BlueLeaks
The Los Angeles division of the FBI is watching your #GeorgeFloyd twitter faves #BlueLeaks
The San Antonio division of the FBI thought "members of Antifa" (🙄) were possibly managing bitcoin payments to paid protesters "to agitate and commit violent acts" #BlueLeaks
Law enforcement discussing "open source intelligence (OSINT) tool that allows users to connect social media profiles from various platforms through the use of facial recognition." Pulls data from LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, VKontakte, Weibo, Douban #BlueLeaks
NorCal Computer Crimes Task Force detailing successful cracking of locked iPhone "stored in evidence since 2017" with GrayKey, and best practices to prevent seized phones from being remote wiped. #BlueLeaks
LOL Orange County law enforcement took pretty decent notes at #DEFCON 2017. Watch out for the "Car wash hack"! #BlueLeaks
The FBI really likes the Internet of Things. From Nov of 2019: "IoT Devices Very Likely Assist LE by Acting as Digital Witnesses for Corroboration and Lead Generation." #BlueLeaks
Texas police report details someone allegedly accessing a homeowner's Amazon Ring camera livestream: "suspect was viewing himself on camera from the Ring perspective." #BlueLeaks
Homeland Security in May 2020 warning "violent extremists and other criminals" are "likely to opportunistically seize upon public safety measures recommending the wearing of face masks to hinder the effectiveness of face recognition systems" #BlueLeaks
Helpfully, the same May 2020 Homeland Security intelligence note offers up some "Other Means of Avoiding Face Recognition Systems" #BlueLeaks
In 2016 Delaware authorities warned that "a how-to glow stick tutorial in support of Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders" was actually "instructions for making a chemical improvised explosive device (IED)." 🧐 #BlueLeaks
Following the killing of #GeorgeFloyd, Minnesota police were told to "Reduce social media footprint and use an alias, if possible." Meanwhile, authorities kept a close eye on Twitter. #BlueLeaks
LOL Minneapolis protesters stole a police radio and told MPD officers to "stand down... go home." So polite! #BlueLeaks
Lots of law enforcement courses around the country focusing on "utilizing commercial [License Plate Reader] data which consists of 3 billion records." #BlueLeaks
In late May, Kentucky protesters allegedly threw "urine-filled bottles" at police 🍾 #BlueLeaks
Remember when the darknet drug market Wallstreet Market exit-scammed, and then got seized by German police? Well, the FBI was keeping an eye on users as they scrambled to transition to encrypted messaging apps. #BlueLeaks
Minneapolis police switched to cellphones when they realized people were listening in on police-scanner apps during #GeorgeFloyd protests. #BlueLeaks
$595 per officer for "Police Social Media BOOTCAMP" including valuable tips like: "5-simple rules to keep you out of the news" and "Handling a social media crisis." Wonder how that's working out for them. #BlueLeaks
FBI Dallas Division warning on June 2 that ham radios might be being used "by individuals who subscribe to an anti-government/anti-authority ideology" to jam law enforcement radios. #BlueLeaks
Law enforcement's wonderful attempt to translate emoji usage by drug dealers #BlueLeaks 🐐❄️
Not going to tweet a screenshot, but oh man the Mountain View Police Department had absolutely atrocious password hygiene. Stored lists of passwords in a plaintext CSV file, and reused the same password over and over again for multiple different email accounts. #BlueLeaks
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) reveals police drones' one weakness: patience 😂 #BlueLeaks
Here is the Navy's Multiple Threat Alert Center warning in May that Microsoft Teams was vulnerable to a GIF-led takeover. #BlueLeaks
Uh oh, teens! Mountain View PD has been on to your 'calculator' hidden-photo apps for years #BlueLeaks
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