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Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
The hacker exploited a vulnerable FBI server left by an agent, highlighting the Epstein files' intelligence value and prompting an ongoing investigation, FBI said.
- A foreign hacker reportedly breached a server at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Field Office, accessing files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
- The breach occurred three years ago, and the details about the hacker and the compromised server are being reported publicly for the first time, according to documents from the United States Department of Justice reviewed by Reuters.
- The FBI described the event as an “isolated” cyber incident, saying the breach was limited in scope.
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Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three years ago, according to a source familiar with the matter and recently published Justice Department documents reviewed
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