A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

2026-03-15T20:52:13Z34774f9df458e70dcd5c2f55b1bf1d59f30dc738ac08937dfc06d951357d6a82
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What happened

Wired’s security roundup highlights multiple high-impact incidents: a hacker accidentally accessed the FBI’s Epstein files; a sophisticated iPhone hijacking toolkit likely developed for the U.S. government (now leaked) appears to have infected tens of thousands of devices; Russian actors are attempting Signal account takeovers; and Iran-linked conflict activity is driving state-level cyber and electronic-warfare operations (GPS jamming affecting ships and apps, hijacked consumer security cameras, internet shutdowns, and malicious push notifications). The coverage also flags domestic privacy/ex

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2026-03-15T20:52:13Z
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