{"id":226699,"date":"2026-03-05T21:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/fbi-investigating-hack-on-its-wiretap-and-surveillance-systems-report-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:33:24","slug":"fbi-investigating-hack-on-its-wiretap-and-surveillance-systems-report-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/fbi-investigating-hack-on-its-wiretap-and-surveillance-systems-report-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hackers have reportedly broken into the networks of the FBI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, citing an anonymous source, <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/05\/politics\/fbi-investigating-cyber-breach-critical-surveillance-network?cid=ios_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CNN reported<\/a> that the breach affected a system used to manage wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond,\u201d a bureau spokesperson told TechCrunch, declining to provide more details.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-block block--callout block--right has-green-500-background-color\">\n<h4 class=\"block--callout__title\">Contact Us<\/h4>\n<p>\t\t\tDo you have more information about Paragon, and this or other spyware campaigns? From a non-work device, you can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, or via Telegram and Keybase @lorenzofb, or <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/03\/05\/fbi-investigating-hack-on-its-wiretap-and-surveillance-systems-report\/mailto:lorenzo@techcrunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/03\/05\/fbi-investigating-hack-on-its-wiretap-and-surveillance-systems-report\/mailto:lorenzo@techcrunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the latest major breach of U.S. government agencies and American companies in recent times. Last year, Chinese hackers broke into <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/01\/02\/chinese-government-hackers-reportedly-targeted-us-treasurys-sanctions-office-during-december-cyberattack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the U.S. Treasury<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/07\/23\/hundreds-of-organizations-breached-by-sharepoint-mass-hacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Nuclear Security Administration<\/a>, which oversees the security of the U.S. nuclear stockpile. All the while, Russian hackers stole sealed records <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/08\/12\/russian-government-hackers-said-to-be-behind-us-federal-court-filing-system-hack-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from the U.S. Courts\u2019 filing system<\/a>. Also, Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/02\/07\/doge-biggest-breach-of-united-states-government-data-under-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">took control<\/a> of Americans\u2019 personal data, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/07\/15\/doge-staffer-with-access-to-americans-personal-data-leaked-private-xai-api-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defying long-standing security practices<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/17\/doge-staffer-violated-treasury-rules-by-emailing-unencrypted-personal-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">violating federal protocols<\/a>, despite <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/02\/01\/senator-warns-of-national-security-risks-after-elon-musks-doge-granted-full-access-to-sensitive-treasury-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a senator warning<\/a> that Musk poses national security risks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Chinese government hacking group Salt Typhoon has broken into at least 200 U.S. companies, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/08\/27\/fbi-says-chinas-salt-typhoon-hacked-at-least-200-us-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the FBI<\/a>. Some of the companies confirmed to have been hacked include telecommunications providers <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/12\/30\/verizon-says-it-has-secured-its-network-after-breach-by-china-linked-salt-typhoon-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AT&amp;T and Verizon<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/12\/31\/another-us-telco-says-its-network-is-now-clear-of-china-backed-salt-typhoon-hackers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lumen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/01\/10\/meet-the-chinese-typhoon-hackers-preparing-for-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charter Communications, and Windstream<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/03\/05\/fbi-investigating-hack-on-its-wiretap-and-surveillance-systems-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hackers have reportedly broken into the networks of the FBI. On Thursday, citing an anonymous source, CNN reported that the breach affected a system used to manage wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants.\u00a0 \u201cThe FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond,\u201d a bureau spokesperson [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-226699","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tech"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}