FBI Shuts Down Public E-Mail System After Possible Security Breach

[truthpusher]

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/1230702.html

FBI Shuts Down Public E-Mail System After Possible Security Breach

The system the FBI uses to communicate with the public has been shut down temporarily because of a possible security breach.

The bureau is looking into whether someone hacked into the system, which is run by a private company.

more:
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/1230702.html

[merh]

1. See how vulnerable things are when private companies

operate things for the gov. :shrug:

That public emailing is not worth a flip anyway. They never investigate anything you want them to, like election fraud.

[n2mark]

2. Is this the same system the IRS uses?

[ooglymoogly]

3. time to establish your own up link

the internet is dangerous to homeland sec.

[Moderator]

4. kick

..

[orleans]

5. F.B.I. shuts down e-mail system/possible security breach

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/05/national/05brfs.html

snip

WASHINGTON

F.B.I. SHUTS DOWN E-MAIL SYSTEM The F.B.I. shut down part of the e-mail system it uses to communicate with the public after a possible security breach in accounts used for "nonsensitive, nonsecure communications," the agency said. Bill Carter, a spokesman for the bureau, called it a minor incident that did not affect secure communications links, which are not connected to the affected network. The incident is under investigation. A spokesman for AT&T, which handles the affected part of the F.B.I.'s e-mail system, would not provide details. The announcement came the day after the F.B.I. announced that it would probably scrap a $170 million overhaul of its computer system.

Courtney C. Radsch (NYT)

(so, what does this mean exactly? or now what?)

[EC]

6. That's really good security....n/t

[yardwork]

7. There's a thread about this unfolding story on LBN somewhere

That thread has some additional posts with a little more info. The whole thing is very odd, imo.

I'll ask the mods to combine this post with the existing thread. Maybe things will be clearer next week on this story but I don't bet on it.

[AuntiBush]

8. God only knows...

Now what? Probably updating their monitoring of "us." I asked my local server why I'm being charged an extra tax till this November. Their response was "can't tell you." I responded, "Nice, we have to pay an extra tax you're being taxed for by the govt?" Answer: "Well, kinda, sorta."

[SpiralHawk]

9. The "Secret" Tax -- WTF?

You have to give money to the government, but the government does not have to tell you what they are going to do with it.

What's wrong with this picture?

Any lurking Republicans, please answer in 25 words or less.

[TexasLawyer]

10. kick

[Rose Siding]

11. ROFL

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"We use these accounts to communicate with you folks, view internet sites, and conduct other non-sensitive bureau business such as sending out press releases," Special Agent Steve Lazarus, the FBI's media coordinator in Atlanta, said in an e-mail describing the problem.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-fbi-computers,0,2340217.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines