On Saturday, November 13, unknown hackers hacked into the external email system of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and sent tens of thousands of emails to users, Bloomberg writes..

According to the project Spamhaus, which monitors cyber threats, messages were received by at least 100 thousand users.. In letters, hackers warned of a possible cyberattack. "

The message was signed by the US Department of Homeland Security and warned recipients that the "

Official position: The FBI said it was “aware of the incident involving fake emails from the @ic email account. fbi. gov " Cyber \u200b\u200band Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will join the investigation. The Bureau cannot provide any other information yet, as the investigation continues..

Expert Opinions:

According to Austin Berglas, former assistant chief of the FBI cyber department in New York, head of professional services for cybersecurity company BlueVoyant Austin Berglas, there are several FBI email systems.

The one hacked by the hackers is public, agents use it to exchange unclassified information. To transfer classified information, Berglas claims, other communication channels are used..

At the same time, Spamhaus experts note: there was no malware in the letters. The cyber attack was likely to discredit Troy or flood the Bureau with calls..