U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with related coverage.
Incidents: 1 · Most recent
ATF Investigative Information System Breached
Impact: Breach of a system containing information on investigative subjects; claimed publication of 6.3 GB of investigation files
A system containing information on investigative subjects at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was breached. With the Qilin ransomware group claiming the attack, the agency classified it as a major cybersecurity incident and investigated. Investigation-related files were later published, and it was also reported that Qilin published 6.3 GB of files and took them down within 24 hours.
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