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Cyber ​​attack on FBI programs? The hacker claims to have secured important data

2022-12-15 18:45:43Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Cyber ​​attack on FBI programs? The hacker claims to have secured important
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A person posing as the executive director of a financial institution claims to have gained access thanks to a cyberattack to the data of 80,000 members of InfraGard, a program run by the FBI. The program enables public officials and private sector individuals to share sensitive data on national security and cyber threats.

Last weekend, the hacker posted samples allegedly taken from the FBI's database to a popular online hacker forum. He said he was demanding $50,000 in exchange for all the information he allegedly has.

The hacker told freelance cyber journalist Brian Krebs, who broke the news, that he had managed to get the data from the program run by the FBI.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.

Reporter Krebs reported that the FBI told him it was aware of a possible fake account and was looking into the matter.

InfraGard members are business leaders, information technology professionals, military, state and local law enforcement officials, and government officials, all engaged in overseeing the security of issues such as the power grid, transportation, health care, pipelines , nuclear reactors, the defense industry, dams, and financial services.

Established in 1996, InfraGard represents the FBI's largest public-private partnership, with local partners in all of its field offices.

The database has the names and contact information of tens of thousands of InfraGard users.

The hacker said that according to the data, 46,000 members of the program had only one email address. He posted data such as job numbers or birthdays.

He said that getting data from the program was very easy./VOA


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