ATF confirms breach hours after Qilin ransomware gang claims US firearms agency

The Qilin ransomware gang on Wednesday claims one of the US government's top federal law enforcement agencies – the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, more commonly referred to as the ATF.

An ATF official has now confirmed to Cybernews that the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has suffered a system breach.

See cybernews coverage at https://cybernews.com/news/qilin-ransomware-bureau-alcohol-tobacco-firea...

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