Fake hacking warnings sent from secure FBI server

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 14, 2021 9:56 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fake emails purportedly from the US Department of Homeland Security warning of cyberattacks were sent out Saturday from a secure FBI computer server, computer security experts said.

The FBI confirmed independent security group Spamhaus's report that a large number of fake emails were sent in two waves early Saturday from an address on the government's Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal, which is used by multiple government agencies.

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