Hackers break into FBI server, send emails warning of cyberattacks
By DW
15 November 2021 |
6:29 am
Hackers breached a Federal Bureau of Investigation email system and sent thousands of fake messages, according to the US law enforcement agency. The FBI said it has shut down the server.
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