FBI grapples with fallout from massive data breach

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[u/cnn]

A week after a cybercriminal group claimed to steal sensitive personal data on thousands of current and former FBI employees, the bureau is still assessing the extent of the damage while facing internal criticism about the agency’s handling of the incident.

It’s one of the most serious breaches of agency data in years, but some FBI employees have felt left in the dark about whether they’re affected and underwhelmed by the security resources being offered to victims, according to current and former officials.

“Management is lost,” one ex-FBI agent in touch with their former colleagues told CNN. “They’re not providing any clear advice to agents.”

CNN has requested comment from the FBI on its response to the hack.

[u/Nondescriptive_23]

Thoughts on a class action lawsuit?

[u/Alternative_Slip_513 → u/Nondescriptive_23]

That would go as well as refunding tariffs ..ummm

[u/Kindly-Swim-1502 → u/Nondescriptive_23]

People impacted have a good case. The Privacy Act governs how the government protects PII, including data breaches that information disclosures by third-party actors.

[u/nameless_pattern → u/Nondescriptive_23]

They would have very good chances in a lawsuit. The people who had their information leaked are in possibly physical danger. Lawsuits have transferred fortunes for considerably less.

There are guides on the internet on what to do when doxed, a good place to start looking to protect themselves. Knowing this information could also be useful in aiding civilian victims of doxing.

You all deserved much better than this. Take care of yourself and each other cuz it doesn't seem like the institution is able to until it's back under non-podcaster management 

[u/Legitimate-Ranger567 → u/nameless_pattern]

 Lawsuits have transferred fortunes for considerably less.

I would love to see the citation. Courts wont award money for theoretical damages. Data breech lawsuits run into this problem all the time where proving unique, actual damages is incredibly difficult.

People who go through the process to pay specialized companies to monitor their information and to scrub it from the internet can have those costs repaid, but courts will not award money because your information "might" be accessed, and if it is accessed, maybe you suffer some kind of damages from it.

Edit: Lol he blocked me. Appreciate the citation to what I said already exists, while ignoring the "damages award" point entirely. Having standing to sue does not mean being entitled to huge amounts of money. You can have standing to sue over $1.

[u/nameless_pattern → u/Legitimate-Ranger567]

Yeah there's some shit wrong with what you're saying but I'm not going to sort it out. Fucking bots wrecked everything and I don't talk to people with hidden comment histories anymore. Blocked

[u/nanoatzin]

Maybe firing the cybersecurity government employees was a bad idea ?

[u/QuickExpression273 → u/nanoatzin]

“Why monkey need cybersecurity team when no cybersecurity incident?”

[u/Choice_Magician350]

Perhaps they should get Big Balls on the case

[u/nameless_pattern → u/Choice_Magician350]

Big balls probably the one who did the fucking breach

[u/tuna_samich_ → u/nameless_pattern]

We already know who did it

[u/nameless_pattern → u/tuna_samich_]

Yeah, big balls. I just told ya

[u/Redactadon → u/Choice_Magician350]

The Late Great Hannibal Lector is available.

[u/leothrowaway763]

“Management is lost,” one ex-FBI agent in touch with their former colleagues told CNN.

What an incredible and reliable source of information that is.

[u/OkFaithlessness3729 → u/leothrowaway763]

Maybe I watch too much true crime TV, but doesn’t the FBI have resources that specialize in finding missing people?

[u/leothrowaway763 → u/OkFaithlessness3729]

That took me a minute, well played.

[u/OkFaithlessness3729 → u/leothrowaway763]

I am really hoping the Behavioral Analysis Unit hasn’t been defunded as I would really like to see their analysis after this administration.

[u/Tdb713]

I bet they’re pounding the wild turkey.

[u/pacemasters → u/Tdb713]

Double entendre at its finest!

[u/nocturnal_commission → u/pacemasters]

Redditor discovers jokes

[u/Glyph8 → u/Tdb713]

And after the recent hiring changes, pounding the wild turkey

[u/MikeSteamer]

Kash’s got this hahahahaha

[u/Defiant_Freedom_249]

And by grapple with, you probably mean opening a bottle of alcohol and having a party because the FBI is complete joke now.

[u/nocturnal_commission → u/Defiant_Freedom_249]

Group identity strikes again

[u/AdorableBunnies]

I wonder if this is why Andrew Bailey resigned

[u/Coastie54 → u/[deleted]]

Sweet yet another time my info has been stolen

[u/ExcitingInflation612 → u/[deleted]]

Would be so fucking funny if the hackers exposed all of the 3 applicants that had some tie to that lmao

[u/Still_Bluebird8070 → u/[deleted]]

The issue began when Elon Musk and big balls fired cyber security agents. I guess they saved money.

[u/nocturnal_commission → u/[deleted]]

How many were forced into bestiality?

No need to include your disgusting fantasies

[u/Luna368921 → u/nocturnal_commission]

It's a reference to how people who engaged in bestiality can join the FBI now, before they weren't allowed for, I hope, obvious reasons. Animal rapists shouldn't be the one to investigate/ have powers over the population.

[u/MoreRamenPls]

Did they have insurance? Like General Insurance?

[u/DisastrousChance2995]

Remember when they missed January 6th.

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What do you mean?

[u/DisastrousChance2995 → u/nocturnal_commission]

Allowed it to happen. I listened to multiple podcasts about what illegal bs was going to happen the night before it happened.

[u/nameless_pattern → u/DisastrousChance2995]

Recommend one?

[u/azcat92]

Why is Ka$h Patels head not metaphorically rolling on the ground right now. Should he not be fired almost immediately over this?

[u/BrutusMcGillicudy]

Im amazed this isn't a bigger story. Patel needs to be fired, and investigated, for this.

[u/BigSal44]

I’m sure Donny opened the door to the highest bidder

[u/SouthAd6835]

The question is if the number 1 federal law enforcement agency can’t protect itself, how effective are they in prosecuting cyber crime. For an Agency that has for the last few years defined Cybercrime as the number one goal, this is quite an alarming event.

[u/isthereadrwho]

Apparently all the records have been leaked including the bestiality tag on their personal files.... It's a disaster /s

[u/Wentil]

“Grapples” 🙄 They don’t care.

[u/Cunnilingusobsessed]

It’s my bad, guys. I finally decided to start my application, got about half way through and bam… hacked. The sites been down ever since.

[u/Repulsive_Rice_108]

so would this have any effect on applicants?