---
title: "The FBI’s email system was hacked to send out fake cybersecurity warnings"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/the-fbis-email-system-was-hacked-to-send-out-fake-cybersecurity-warnings/"
date: "2021-11-15T07:35:15+00:00"
section: "Industry Insights"
tags:
  - "Cyber Attack"
  - "Cyber Defenses"
  - "Cyber Threats"
  - "Cyber Vulnerabilities"
  - "Cybersecurity"
  - "Dark Web"
  - "FBI"
  - "Hackers"
  - "Hacking"
source: "theverge.com"
source_url: "https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/14/22781341/fbi-email-system-hacked-fake-cybersecurity-warnings"
---

# The FBI’s email system was hacked to send out fake cybersecurity warnings

November 15, 2021 · Reported by theverge.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2021/the-fbis-email-system-was-hacked-to-send-out-fake-cybersecurity-warnings.png)

> Hackers targeted the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) email servers, sending out thousands of phony messages that say its recipients have become the victims of a “sophisticated chain attack

[Read the full article at theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/14/22781341/fbi-email-system-hacked-fake-cybersecurity-warnings)

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