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The FBI Can't Find ‘Missing’ Records of Its Hacking Tools | The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it can't find any more records about the tools.


The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it can't find any more records about the tools.

The FBI says it is unable to find records related to its purchase of a series of hacking tools, despite spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on them and those purchases initially being included in a public U.S. government procurement database before being quietly scrubbed from the internet. Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. Subscribe Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.

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