"Russian hackers breached Washington DC police department's database and have threatened to share information with criminal gangs unless it pays an unspecified

"Russian hackers breached Washington DC police department's database and have threatened to share information with criminal gangs unless it pays an unspecified ransom. "A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate has claimed to have stolen sensitive data, including on informants, the police force said." If data pertaining to informants has indeed been stolen then this is extremely concerning.