Greek police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members


A Greek police officers association says it is planning legal action after names and details of hundreds of officers from a new elite crime-fighting agency were published on the internet.

The Directorate for Combating Organised Crime, DAOE, was launched Thursday to tackle organized crime activities including contract killings, fuel smuggling and money laundering. Police officials confirmed they were investigating leaked details of more than 500 members of the new agency from an internally circulated document concerning staff transfers and the reorganization of subordinate departments.

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Source: AP News


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