WCBS 880: ISIS Supporters Leak Personal Information Of NJ TRANSIT Officers
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- ISIS supporters published the personal information of dozens of NJ TRANSIT police officers to Islamic extremist websites, hoping to inspire lone wolf attacks, sources told WCBS 880.
NJ TRANSIT confirms hackers retrieved the personal information from a third party vendor. A source said the information included the names, phone numbers and a mix of work and home addresses of 55 officers, WCBS 880's Sean Adams reported.
NJT PBA Local 304 said the information was downloaded countless times and threats of violence calling for the beheading of its officers continues to surface on the Internet.
"We as a group will not let these cowardly acts deter us from maintaining a safe environment within the third largest transportation system in the country," the union said. "Our officers show up each day to protect close to a million commuters and will continue to do so each day. We will not let this deter us from securing what is considered a major target to groups looking to do harm to the citizens of our great country."
A private security intelligence group picked up on Internet chatter in early March, the source said.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating.
