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AFP classified documents hacked in data leak, exposing agents fighting drug cartels

The Australian Federal Police have confirmed classified documents from the Colombian government exposing agents working to stop international drug cartels from operating in Australia have been exposed in a hack.

Nine Newspapers has reported more than five million emails and tens of thousands of documents, and the details of 35 AFP operations, were hacked and held in a password-protected database in August.

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