FBI issues statement on fake emails sent

The FBI says it's alert of fake emails caused by a bundle malfunction generated from an FBI-operated server.

In a statement, the bureau said the fake emails were originated from a server that sent notifications to its Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP). Still, they were "not portion of the FBI’s firm email service."

"The FBI is alert of a bundle misconfiguration that temporarily allowed an histrion to leverage the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) to nonstop fake emails," the bureau said. "No histrion was capable to entree oregon compromise immoderate information oregon PII connected the FBI’s network."

The bureau said erstwhile they recovered retired what was going on, the occupation was rapidly fixed, and they warned others "to disregard the fake emails, and confirmed the integrity of our networks."