"Updated December 25 with warnings about malware associated with some Epstein Files distributions, as well as recommendations on how to prevent people from accessing redacted information in PDFs after documents from the official Department of Justice Epstein Files dump were unredacted using a well-known and straightforward hack.The Department of Justice released a total of 11,034 documents on Monday, Dec 22, as part of the latest Epstein files dump."
"Brian Krassenstein, political commentator and journalist, tweeted the day the DOJ released the latest batch of Epstein files, providing the evidence in a series of posts that showed the highly redacted documents as well as the unredacted versions, and explaining precisely how the Epstein files could be hacked. While it is common to read about hackers using PDFs in attacks, the portable document format is susceptible to attack itself."
"Beware Unofficial Distributions Of The Epstein FilesWith the inevitable online furore over certain documents from the Epstein files being unredacted via the PDF layers removal hack, especially on social media platforms such as X, it is equally inevitable that unofficial archives will spring up, allowing people to download the unredacted versions. Anyone thinking of doing so should, however, take care and be very sure of the trustworthiness of the source before opening any such documents."
The Department of Justice released 11,034 Epstein-related documents, many of which were heavily redacted before publication. Some redactions were removed using a well-known PDF layers removal hack, exposing previously hidden information. Social media posts demonstrated the unredaction process and showed both the redacted and unredacted versions. PDFs are susceptible to manipulation and can reveal redacted content through straightforward, longstanding methods. Unofficial archives and online distributions of unredacted files are likely to appear and may contain malware or be untrustworthy. Users should verify sources, avoid downloading untrusted documents, and apply PDF safety measures to prevent redaction recovery and malware exposure.
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