FBI admits to investigating hacking of its computer network

Representatives of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have said that over the past few days they have been «detecting malicious cyber activity» on their internal computer network.

According to FBI sources, the incident is related to a computer system located in the FBI office in New York, which was used to investigate a child pornography case. It is not yet known how the attackers managed to gain access to the network.

«The FBI is aware of the incident and is working to obtain additional information,» the agency said in a statement. «The incident has been localized. The FBI will not disclose details as the investigation is ongoing.»

Earlier this week, hackers from the Killnet group hacked the website of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ). Killnet is a group of pro-Kremlin criminals who seek to disable military and government websites through cyberattacks.

Killnet hackers are targeting states that provide military assistance to Ukraine in a full-scale war with Russia. Hacks by Russian programmers usually do not cause significant long-term damage. However, Western intelligence agencies suggest that the terrorist state may be building up its cyber capabilities for a massive digital attack in the future. Killnet even tried to prevent the whistleblowing cyber activities of Anonymous hackers, who attacked Russian websites and told the truth about the occupiers' atrocities in Ukraine.