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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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[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 25 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

If a hacker got in that server those files would be release unredacted everywhere not far right controlled

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour 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

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (3 children)

Nah, most blackhat hackers are deeply shitty people. The idea of noble robinhood style hackers is romantic as fuck so you hear about it all the time, but the vast majority are thugs looking to do things like hold your data hostage or stick hidden volumes full of child porn on unsecured remote systems. The hacker known as 4chan fucking loves Epstein, and while 4chan is a shell of its former self, it's a great indicator of the attitudes of the subculture.

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Most hackers aren't even picking targets. They just scan every server they can connect to for various known vulnerabilities and go after whichever servers they can find a route into.

I can easily believe a hacker would break into a sensitive government server without knowing or caring about its contents.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

the hacker known as 4chan

Come again?

[–] Daedskin@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

There was a news segment that used that phrase verbatim. I couldn't find the clip with a cursory search, but I'm sure if you go digging for a hot second, you'll be able to find it.

[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 2 points 4 hours ago

I was not seeing it under “robin hood style” hacking but more like lets piss them off governement ( iran or any other that hate them ) backed blackhat style the hacker that could blackmail them already as the data anyway ( russia, israel and probably more )