Hackers hacked into the FBI server and sent out 100 thousand letters

The hackers hacked into the FBI’s e-mail and sent spam emails from its server on behalf of the bureau to at least 100,000 people.

The information was reported on Twitter by the international organization Spamhaus Project, which specializes in the analysis of threats related to spam and phishing.

The fake emails, according to NBC News, came from addresses ending in “ic.fbi.gov”. The bureau itself confirmed the information and emphasized that they quickly turned off the equipment that made it possible for such mailing.

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The FBI admitted that this is not the first time a hacking attempt has been made, but the first when an attacker was able to send spam to so many people.

The motives of the attacker who hacked the system are unclear: the email mentioned Vinnie Troy, a well-known author who tracked down hackers and describe their activities, and the cybercriminal group The Dark Overlord. Night Lion Security, represented by Troy, wrote about this structure in January 2021.

At the same time, it is known that the hacker registered the address as the address of the Cyber ​​Threat Detection and Analysis Group of the US Department of Homeland Security. This group does not exist for at least two years.

A hacker or hackers started sending emails on Saturday night in New York. According to Spamhaus, no malware was attached to the emails.

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Austin Berglas, head of professional services for cybersecurity company BlueVoyant, assured that the hacked email system was not used by agents to send classified information.

The incident comes on the heels of a series of high-profile disruptions to US government networks and hacker attacks that US authorities have linked to Russia. Earlier, the SBU also exposed Russian hackers.