The FBI is investigating a possible breach in its network.
The threat actor responsible for the incident has not been named by the agency.
- It is believed that hackers have attacked an FBI computer system used to track the sexual exploitation of children.
- While the reports have not been confirmed by the FBI yet, outlets such as CNN claim to have been investigating the case since last week.
- The agency has not shared technical details regarding the breach yet but stated that it has contained the cyberattack and its systems are functioning.
- The FBI has been the target of cyberattacks in the past by numerous threat actors. In November 2021, the FBI's email servers were hacked to distribute spam emails.
