ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees
The group says it took 2 to 3 terabytes of personnel records and is pressing the bureau to retract a May advisory within one week.
- On Tuesday, hacking group ShinyHunters claimed it breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation, stealing data on thousands of employees and applicants while defacing the agency's recruitment website with a seizure notice.
- Retaliating against a May 2026 FBI advisory detailing their tactics, the group demanded the agency 'correct or simply remove' the report, describing the hack as coercion rather than financially motivated.
- News outlets verified portions of the allegedly stolen data by matching names and addresses against credit bureau records, finding apparent matches in at least nine cases, including details on FBI Director Kash Patel.
- The FBI confirmed it is investigating claims of unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov, which remained 'currently unavailable' on Tuesday alongside the Special Agent Applicant Portal.
- Cyber experts warn the potential exposure of home addresses and family details creates significant security risks, as this marks the second known breach of an FBI system this year.
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KYTXHackers claim to have stolen sensitive data on all FBI employees, plus anybody who's ever applied to the agency
The jobs website, the main portal for prospective employees to learn about the FBI and initiate the application process, remained offline as of Thursday morning.
The FBI opened an investigation after the group of cybercriminals ShinyHunters claimed to have invaded agency-related systems and stole confidential information from approximately 38,000 people. Among the data that hackers claim to have obtained are agents' names, functions, badge numbers, residential addresses, telephones and spouse information. Charm: Meta throws handheld device to use the IA Muse anywhere Eyes without camera, virtual reality …
HACKER group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen the sensitive information of 38,000 FBI employees. They demand that the agency withdraw the warning about them, otherwise they threaten to publish the information. The FBI is investigating the case.
The FBI is investigating an alleged security breach that could be one of the most serious in the institution's recent history. The ShinyHunters cyber criminal group claims to have entered the recruitment portal of the Bureau and to have stolen a large amount of "very sensitive" data about FBI personnel, including information about almost all agencies and people who applied for a job within the institution, reports The Washington Post.
The FBI said it is investigating an alleged security breach of its systems, caused by a group known to cyber criminals, which claimed, on Tuesday, that it stole a large amount of data "very sensitive about the staff of the Bureau...
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