The FBI May Have Made An Embarrassing Mistake While Investigating The Sony Hack

[Jesus Malverde]

A confidential bulletin sent by the FBI to companies across the US warning of further cyberattacks by the Sony hackers may have been based on fake posts and messages created by a prankster.
Earlier today we reported that the FBI sent a bulletin on Dec. 24 that warned companies of further threats made by the Guardians of Peace hacker gang. That's the group that targeted Sony Pictures, but the FBI warned that it was threatening a media organization as well.

A cached PasteBin post revealed the threat the FBI was referring to was targeting CNN, and even included a reference to anchor Wolf Blitzer.

Here's the post that the FBI was referring to in its bulletin:

By GOP
The result of investigation by CNN is so excellent that you might have seen what we were doing with your own eyes.
We congratulate you success.
CNN is the BEST in the world.

You will find the gift for CNN at the following address.

Enjoy!

P.S. You have 24 hours to give us the Wolf.

But hours after the story published, a journalist who writes about cybersecurity stepped forward and claimed that he wrote the threat to CNN as a prank, copying another message that he found online and simply swapping some of the words.

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-fbi-may-have-made-a-huge-mistake-in-its-investigation-of-the-sony-hack-2014-12

[misterhighwasted]

1. Good lord. Why people lose confidence in TPTB

Ugh.

[uppityperson]

2. "You are an idiot"? hahahahahahaha

[Jesus Malverde]

3. Great video with lots of potential

[Wounded Bear]

4. They should have checked with McGee...

Furnell would have known that.

[Jesus Malverde]

5. P.S. You have 24 hours to give us the Wolf.

Jesus