US EditionChina Suspected in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network
The FBI is probing a breach in its unclassified wiretap management system possibly linked to Chinese group Salt Typhoon, which has impacted over 80 countries, officials said.
- The FBI announced on March 5, 2026 that it identified and addressed suspicious activities on its networks but declined to provide further details, an agency spokesperson said.
- On Feb. 17 the FBI began investigating abnormal log activity on a digital collection system used to manage wiretaps and foreign-intelligence surveillance returns.
- Investigators say attackers used sophisticated techniques that leveraged a commercial internet service provider vendor's infrastructure, affecting AT&T, Verizon, Lumen, Charter Communications, and Windstream.
- A notification to Congress says the bureau is working to determine scope and impact after the affected system with law-enforcement-sensitive returns and personally identifiable information was exploited using sophisticated techniques.
- Attribution remains uncertain, and turnover and leadership changes have challenged FBI cyber capabilities, though Brett Leatherman said the bureau has not suffered diminished response ability.
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According to a media report, U.S. investigators blame hackers associated with the Chinese government for a cyberattack on an FBI's internal computer network. Information on some domestic surveillance orders is stored in the system, according to the "Wall Street Journal" on Friday, referring to people familiar with the matter. The scale and severity of the attack are not known, the investigation is at an early stage. According to an FBI notificat…
FBI ‘Identified and Addressed’ Suspicious Cyber Activity on Its Networks, Agency Spokesperson Says
The FBI “identified and addressed suspicious activities” on its networks, an agency spokesperson said on Thursday, adding that the bureau had “leveraged all technical capabilities to respond.” The spokesperson declined to provide any details as to the nature of the activity, when it was identified or where within the FBI’s computer networks. The suspicious activity targeted a network within the agency related to wiretaps and intelligence surveil…
According to a media report, US investigators blame hackers with connections to the Chinese government for a cyberattack on an internal FBI network. The extent of the attack is still unclear, the investigation is only at the beginning.
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