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  "id": 688994,
  "title": "FBI: Hackers using social engineering to breach accounts and steal explicit content",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fbi-hackers-using-social-engineering-to-breach-accounts-and-steal",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/social-engineering-hackers-explicit-photos-fbi-alert"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Leaked passwords, social engineering and spoofed social media sites are among the tools hackers are using to gather individuals' private content and sell it online, the FBI said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "FBI warns hackers are breaking into social media accounts to steal and sell users' nude photos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fbi-warns-hackers-are-breaking-into-social-media-accounts-to-steal",
        "published": "2026-08-12T11:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "The FBI says hackers are targeting your most private photos, not just your passwords",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-fbi-says-hackers-are-targeting-your-most-private-photos-not-just",
        "published": "2026-08-12T11:41:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}