"The affected system is unclassified and contains law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal process, such as pen register and trap and trace surveillance returns, and personally identifiable information pertaining to subjects of FBI investigations."
"The techniques being used were 'sophisticated' and included leveraging a commercial internet service provider vendor's infrastructure to exploit FBI network security controls."
"The FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond."
The FBI discovered abnormal activity on an unclassified internal system on February 17 that contains law enforcement sensitive information, including surveillance returns from pen registers and trap and trace operations, as well as personally identifiable information about investigation subjects. An unidentified actor employed sophisticated techniques to exploit FBI network security controls, leveraging a commercial internet service provider vendor's infrastructure. The bureau is working to determine the full scope and impact of the incident. The FBI confirmed the cyber incident but provided minimal additional details. Foreign hackers have historically targeted federal agencies to access sensitive operations and decision-making information.
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