Anonymous hacks police-union Web site

SC Magazine, which covers information security, reports the shadowy hacker group managed to break into the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association Web site and make off with more than 1,000 member logins.

Boston Police tonight acknowledged a break-in, in a warning to officers:

It has come to the attention of the Boston Police Department that various websites used by members of the BPD – including the website belonging to the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association – have been hacked into and possibly compromised. In light of this information, the Boston Police Department is requiring all department personnel to secure their login information by resetting their passwords on the BPD network. In the case of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, members are asked to visit the BPPA.org website – www.bppa.org – in order to change their password. Moreover, it is recommended and suggested that members change passwords to all internet and wireless devices so as to ensure the safety and integrity of those sites and programs.

BPD didn't specify just what happened, but said the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, an intelligence-gathering consortium of local, state and federal law-enforcement agencies, is now investigating.