Emergency data request

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Short description: U.S. law enforcement procedure


An emergency data request is a procedure used by U.S. law enforcement agencies for obtaining information from service providers in emergency situations where there is not time to get a subpoena. In 2022, Brian Krebs reported that emergency data requests were being spoofed by hackers to obtain confidential information.[1]

There have been proposals to secure emergency data requests using digital signatures, but this would require substantial technical and legal effort to implement.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hackers Gaining Power of Subpoena Via Fake "Emergency Data Requests" – Krebs on Security" (in en-US). https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/hackers-gaining-power-of-subpoena-via-fake-emergency-data-requests/. 




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