FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Headquarters is seen in Washington, DC, February 11, 2025. President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Tuesday on the US federal disaster agency FEMA, calling for it to be shut down and its duties instead handed to individual states. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

An unidentified hacker stole sensitive data from Customs and Border Protection and Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in a “widespread” breach this summer that lasted several weeks, according to an internal FEMA assessment reviewed by CNN.

The incident led to an urgent cleanup operation by senior Department of Homeland Security IT officials after the hacker gained deeper access to a FEMA computer network t

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