Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files
3 days ago
- #FBI
- #cybersecurity
- #Jeffrey Epstein
- An unidentified foreign hacker breached the FBI’s New York field office in 2023.
- Compromised files were related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
- The hack exploited a vulnerable server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab.
- An FBI special agent inadvertently left the server exposed.
- The hacker accessed files pertaining to the Epstein case.
- The FBI contained the breach, calling it an isolated incident.
- The hacker only realized they had breached the FBI when agents showed credentials on a video call.