Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show

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Source: Reuters

Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show

By Raphael Satter
March 11, 2026 6:02 AM EDT Updated 1 hour ago

Summary
* Foreign hacker accessed FBI files 'pertaining to the Epstein investigation' three years ago
* Hack raises concerns over foreign spies' interest in the explosive documents
* FBI says its investigation into the incident is ongoing

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three years ago, according to ​a source familiar with the matter and recently published Justice Department documents reviewed by Reuters.

The details of who accessed a server at the FBI’s New York Field Office, ‌including the allegation that a foreign hacker was involved, are being reported here for the first time.

In a statement, the FBI said what it described as a "cyber incident" was "an isolated one." ... "The FBI restricted access to the malicious actor and rectified the network. The investigation remains ongoing, so we do not have further comments to provide at this time."

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/foreign-hacker-2023-compromised-epstein-files-held-by-fbi-source-documents-show-2026-03-11/

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Thank goodness they closed that barn door after the horse left.

Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/reuters-foreign-hacker-accessed-epstein-files-in-2023/

[EuterpeThelo]

1. Great

could someone leak them then please!?!?!

[Buddyzbuddy]

2. And , they added the Felon's name everywhere.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

4. That'll be the spin!

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. Everyone seems to have the files

except us.

[llmart]

5. This is why I will always believe Trump did not legitimately win the election.

We underestimate the abilities of ruthless hackers to access whatever they want to manipulate data.

[Polybius]

7. I don't know

All the polls showed a toss-up the final week of the election. Looking back, many were delusional to think Harris had the election locked.

I predicted a 277 EV Harris squeaker and I was brutally attacked here, with most saying it would be a landslide.

[NBachers]

6. Hell- *rump gave a foreign hacker and his gang of goofballs access to every system in our government.

[Americanme]

8. Is a foreign government using that hacked information to steer our politicians, maybe our president?

Where is the foreign hacker from, maybe Israel or Russia? We need real investigative journalists, and sources willing to spill. For the good of our country.

[lildDemz]

10. Hacker

could be in the building.

[orangecrush]

11. No doubt

[ratchiweenie]

9. That was 2023. This is 2026. The investigation is ongoing is total b.s.

Whoever it was I hope they stole lots of files and will release them. Unless of course it was Vlad and he's holding them over Lindsey Graham's head.

[republianmushroom]

12. And my dog eat my homework.

And the AG at the time was ??? Did know or should of known about the Epstein case.

[kurtyboy]

13. Not sure I trust the FBI "admission" here...

This might be a way to taint the evidence: "There was a hack, so this might be a planted document."