ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees
The group says it took the site offline and stole data on 5,000 employees and applicants, while the FBI investigates the claim.
- 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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The collective has accumulated since 2019 a long list of cyberattacks against big companies and agencies, with a strategy based on extracting sensitive information and then using it as an extortion tool
FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data
The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen on Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Samuel Corum)In a video posted on social media, the assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, Brett Leatherman, vowed Tuesday to hunt down the members of a cybercriminal group going by the name of ShinyHunters, the same group that last week claimed to steal reams of sensitive data from the FBI itself. "You know how to find us, and we know how to find you," Leat…
A week after a massive leak of data that hit the FBI, many of the agency's employees are still in ignorance.
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