Hackers compromise FBI's external email system - Bloomberg News

Hackers compromised the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s external email system on Saturday, Bloomberg News reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-13/fbi-s-email-system-compromised-hackers-warn-of-cyber-threat?sref=SCAzRb9t. The hackers sent out tens of thousands of emails from an FBI email account warning of a possible cyberattack, the report added, citing threat-tracking organization Spamhaus Project.

The FBI is aware of fake emails originating from an FBI account, the agency said in a statement to Bloomberg News.

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