{"id":220355,"date":"2026-03-05T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/fbi-targeted-with-suspicious-activity-on-its-networks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:35:24","slug":"fbi-targeted-with-suspicious-activity-on-its-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/fbi-targeted-with-suspicious-activity-on-its-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI targeted with \u2018suspicious\u2019 activity on its networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fbi-targeted-with-suspicious-activity-on-its-networks\/\">FBI targeted with \u2018suspicious\u2019 activity on its networks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fbi-targeted-with-suspicious-activity-on-its-networks\/\">https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fbi-targeted-with-suspicious-activity-on-its-networks\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-05 15:45:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"cyberscoop.com\">cyberscoop.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The FBI found evidence that its networks had been targeted in a suspected cybersecurity incident, the bureau confirmed on Thursday, without sharing any further details.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond,\u201d the agency said in a statement. \u201cWe have nothing additional to provide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN and CBS reported that the suspicious activity targeted a digital system the FBI uses to manage and conduct surveillance, including work related to foreign surveillance warrants, wiretaps and pen registers, which are used to trace phone and computer data like IP addresses and dialed phone numbers.<\/p>\n<p>News broke in 2024 that the Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon had exploited the U.S. wiretapping system under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act that law enforcement and intelligence agencies rely upon, but CNN reported that it wasn\u2019t clear if there was a connection between the 2024 and recent suspected incidents.<\/p>\n<p>It also wasn\u2019t clear when the incident occurred, or who was responsible.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI, like virtually every federal agency, is no stranger to being targeted or infiltrated by hackers.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the FBI said it had isolated and contained a cyber intrusion in its New York Field Office. In 2021, hackers exploited a misconfigured FBI server to send hoax emails, although the bureau said its own systems weren\u2019t affected.<\/p>\n<p>Congress, former agents and others have raised concerns about the FBI\u2019s cyber capabilities among budget cuts and the loss of personnel under the second Trump administration. Brett Leatherman, leader of the bureau\u2019s cyber division, told CyberScoop recently that it has suffered no diminishment of its ability to respond to threats and incidents.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Tim Starks<\/h4>\n<p>\t\t\tTim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. 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