Feds investigates alleged classified data theft

Updated Uncle Sam is investigating claims that some miscreant stole and leaked classified information from the Pentagon and other national security agencies. The US Department of State "is aware of claims that a cyber incident has occurred and is currently investigating," a spokesperson told The Register. "The department takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously takes steps to improve the department's cybersecurity posture. For security reasons, we will not provide details on the nature and scope of the claim." A netizen who goes by IntelBroker took credit for the cyber-heist, and on Tuesday appeared to dump at least a sample of the alleged stolen data on the dark web. The leak, spotted by Dark Web Informer, allegedly consists of contact info for government and military officials – including names, email addresses, and office and personal cell phone numbers belonging to Pentagon and other federal employees – plus classified and confidential communications and documents shared between the Five Eyes' intelligence agencies and other US allies. IntelBroker bragged about the leak on Twitter, sorry, X, before being booted from the social network — and said they obtained the records after breaking into the IT environment of Acuity, a Virginia-based consulting firm that works with the US government and national security organizations. We've asked Acuity to respond to the claims made against it, and we will update this story if and when we receiv...