'Hacker' gained access to Epstein Files during Super Bowl Sunday in 2023: evidence erased

A draft FBI declaration contained in the released Epstein Files has exposed a major hack of the Bureau’s New York City office on Super Bowl Sunday in 2023.

The intrusion occurred on February 12, 2023, the night the Chiefs played the Eagles. Intruders accessed the C-20 computer lab, the unit responsible for child sex crimes investigations, and specifically combed through files pertaining to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

FBI Agent Aaron Spivack detailed the breach in his September 2024 sworn declaration. He stated that remote internet access had recently been enabled for the C-20 lab. The next day agents discovered two suspicious external IP addresses in the logs.

The hack caused approximately 500 terabytes of data to vanish. While 400 terabytes were eventually recovered, roughly 100 terabytes were permanently erased.

Spivack said he was instructed to “Google how to recover the data” and received little additional support from the Bureau. The hacker gained entry either by physical network access or virtual telnet connection. No suspects were identified.

This revelation confirms that critical evidence tied to the Epstein investigation was accessed and permanently lost during one of the most watched television events of the year.

Agent Spivack remains employed by the FBI. The Bureau has not responded to requests for comment on whether key Epstein records remain among the missing 100 terabytes.