Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says | TechCrunch

"An unidentified foreign hacker broke into the FBI's field office in New York in 2023 and compromised files related to the bureau's investigation into the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Reuters. The hack took advantage of a server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab in the FBI's New York Field Office that was left inadvertently vulnerable by an FBI special agent working on the case."

"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. The FBI told Reuters that this was 'an isolated incident' and that it restricted the hacker's access and stopped the breach."

A foreign hacker successfully infiltrated the FBI's New York Field Office in 2023, compromising files connected to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The breach exploited a server vulnerability at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab that was inadvertently left exposed by an FBI special agent working on the case. The hacker accessed and reviewed certain files pertaining to the Epstein investigation before the FBI detected and restricted their access. The FBI characterized the incident as isolated and contained. Notably, the hacker was initially unaware of having breached the FBI until agents contacted them via video call to reveal their credentials.

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