ShinyHunters Hackers Say They Stole Psychiatric And Medical Records Of FBI Staff
ShinyHunters says it stole names, addresses and medical details for thousands of agents and is threatening to publish them unless demands are met.
- Hackers known as ShinyHunters stole FBI personnel records, including sensitive psychiatric and medical evaluations, according to reports on Friday. The group claims to have breached the FBIjobs site, stealing up to 3 terabytes of data.
- The group first claimed to have breached FBI systems on Monday, and the FBI acknowledged the incident on Wednesday, stating it was "aggressively investigating" how the security failure occurred.
- Data includes personal medical references like "blood in the urine" and "high cholesterol." Former FBI agent Michael McPherson warned this incident "cuts to the core of agent safety," exposing families to potential threats.
- Rather than money, the group wants the FBI to retract a May advisory that "offended" them. Former operative Eric Neill warned the breach risks becoming a serious counterintelligence threat, potentially attracting hostile foreign intelligence services.
- Staff remain concerned about "sloppy and lazy security failures" as hackers threatened to publish the stolen databases within four days unless their demands are met.
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The digital extortion group ShinyHunters, which this week said it had successfully hacked into the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) system, has provided the media with further evidence. Specifically, it is a sample of sensitive medical information of agents, including blood and urine test results and allergy records.
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have penetrated the systems of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and stolen the sensitive data of tens of thousands of current and former employees, including agents' health records. BBC News reported that hackers had made available samples of stolen medical examinations containing blood and urine test results, doctors' notes and other sensitive personal information. In some cases, records also men…
The hacking group “Shiny Hunters” has broken into the US FBI system and stolen the medical data of, as they claim, about 60,000 current and former employees. Agents involved in investigations related to Russia, China and drug cartels are also targeted. The cybercriminals who hacked the FBI claim to possess extremely sensitive medical data of thousands of its special agents. BBC News had …
The hacking of the FBI by ShinyHunters is taking a disturbing turn. Confidential information related to the health of the agents would indeed have leaked.
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