Sources: the FBI has declared a recent China-linked hack of a system, which contained pen register and trap and trace surveillance returns, a “major incident”
The determination suggests the hackers successfully compromised swathes of sensitive data stored directly on FBI systems …
The bureau first told Congress on March 4 that it was investigating suspicious activity on an internal agency system that contained “law enforcement sensitive information.” The FBI did not publicly ID hackers at the time, but WSJ and later POLITICO reported China was suspect.
New: The FBI last week decided a recent China-linked cyber intrusion into a sensitive agency surveillance system constituted a “major incident” under a federal data security statute, according to 3 people with knowledge. https://www.politico.com/...