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Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I.

Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I.

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The theft, which hackers said involved a vast trove of personal data, is emerging as one of the worst breaches of sensitive government information.

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A little over a decade ago, after hackers broke into the U.S.
government and stole the personnel records of millions of federal
workers, officials vowed that it would never happen again.
Something similar recently did — to the F.B.I.

Dustin Volz, who covers cybersecurity for The New York Times,
tells the story of the attack, the group behind it and what could
happen to the stolen data.

Guest: Dustin Volz, a cybersecurity and
intelligence reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading:

The hackers said they had stolen thousands of sensitive
F.B.I. personnel records.

The embarrassing breach at the F.B.I. has fueled fears of
harm to its employees.

Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press

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