A roundup of recent security incidents including an accidental FBI breach of Epstein files by a foreign hacker, a porn-quit app exposing 600,000 users' masturbation records, and Russian state hackers targeting Signal/WhatsApp accounts via phishing and QR code injection attacks.
An unidentified foreign hacker breached the FBI's New York field office in 2023 by exploiting a misconfigured server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab, compromising files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The breach occurred due to an inadvertently exposed server left vulnerable by an FBI special agent.
A foreign hacker breached an FBI New York field office server in February 2023 containing files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation after a special agent left it vulnerable. The hacker was apparently unaware they accessed law enforcement systems and was convinced to stand down via video chat where FBI agents displayed credentials.
FBI and Europol jointly seized LeakBase, a major cybercriminal forum with 142,000 members used for trading stolen credentials and cybercrime tools. The operation represents a significant law enforcement action against underground marketplaces for compromised data.