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Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says (techcrunch.com)

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According to a Reuters report, a foreign hacker broke into a server that was part of the FBI’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein — without realizing they had hacked an FBI server.

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[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 13 hours ago

A source told Reuters that the hacker did not realize they had broken into the FBI until the agents asked them to join a video call where they showed their credentials to the hacker.

They didn't know what they were doing and got caught immediately so no chance to leak

this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2026

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