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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 2 points 3 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