A strange cybersecurity incident involving files connected to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has come to light after newly released U.S. Justice Department records revealed that hackers once infiltrated an FBI server — only to threaten to report the breach to the FBI themselves.
According to documents and reporting reviewed by Reuters, a hacker gained access on Feb. 12, 2023, to a server inside the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Field Office. The system was connected to the bureau’s Child Exploitation Forensic Lab, which stores digital evidence used in investigations involving child exploitation cases, including material related to Epstein.
