State Department investigating reports of data theft allegedly involving federal tech consulting firm

The U.S. State Department said it is investigating claims that a hacker stole government data from a contractor. On Tuesday, a hacker known as “IntelBroker” claimed to have stolen data related to multiple U.S. agencies including the State Department, Defense Department and National Security Agency. The hacker said they breached Acuity — a Virginia-based

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