Security News > 2023 > February > FBI contains 'isolated cyber incident' on its network

The FBI confirmed a cyber "Incident" that reportedly involved computer systems being used to investigate child sexual exploitation.

"The FBI is aware of the incident and is working to gain additional information," a spokesperson said in an emailed statement to The Register.

"This is an isolated incident that has been contained. As this is an ongoing investigation the FBI does not have further comment to provide at this time."

Austin Berglas, a former FBI agent in the Crimes Against Children unit in New York told The Register that the infected devices are likely contained to the forensic network.

After the FBI seizes suspects' devices, they are scanned for malware or other malicious files prior to processing on computers with specialized forensic software used to extract information contained on the devices, Berglas explained.

"Most likely, an infected device was seized/collected and then infected the FBI forensic computer after evading malware scans," Berglas, who is now at security shop BlueVoyant, told The Register.

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