A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
2026-03-14T20:52:13Z•30520854b8aa1b9c74e0d72dbf72aa0f9e3cc54aae776a4bbf6d040fca1f0126
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What happened
A WIRED security roundup covering multiple high‑impact incidents: a hacker accidentally accessed the FBI’s Epstein files; a sophisticated iPhone‑hijacking toolkit (reportedly linked to US government tooling) is now in the hands of foreign spies and criminals; GPS attacks and electronic‑warfare near Iran are disrupting navigation, delivery apps, and dozens of ships; Iranian state‑linked hacktivist activity (’Handala’) and mass attempts to hijack security cameras are being used in the conflict; Russian actors are trying to take over Signal accounts; US Customs and Border Protection misused ad‑ge
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- 2026-03-14T20:52:13Z
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