Man hacks law enforcement database to extort victim and threaten family, US feds say

On May 7, 2022, Singh used a police officer’s login information to access a nonpublic federal law enforcement agency’s website, according to prosecutors. — Image by master1305 on Freepik

Two men hacked into a federal law enforcement database with a police officer’s stolen password, and one accessed the portal’s sensitive data to extort a victim and threaten their parents, prosecutors said.

Sagar Steven Singh, 20, of Rhode Island, and Nicholas Ceraolo, 26, of New York, now face certain prison time, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.