Police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members

A police officers association says it is planning legal action after names and details of hundreds of officers from a new elite crime-fighting agency were published on the internet.

Dubbed the "Greek FBI," the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (DAOE) was launched Thursday to tackle organized crime activities including contract killings, fuel smuggling and money laundering.

Police officials confirmed they were investigating leaked details of more than 500 members of the new agency from an internally circulated document concerning staff transfers and the reorganization of subordinate departments.

The leak was published earlier this week on a news website focused on police and public safety, and subsequently reposted on private chat groups.

On Friday, a complaint from the Association of Police Officers in Athens was forwarded to parliament, saying...