The FBI said Wednesday that it was investigating a criminal hacking group's claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau's jobs website.
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FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website
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Hacking group says it stole sensitive data on thousands of FBI agents and applicants
ShinyHunters claims it stole data on thousands of FBI agents and applicants, including home addresses and spouse details, and gives the FBI one week to pull a May 2026 report.
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it breached FBI systems using a new Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day vulnerability, gaining access to internal services and stealing sensitive data on employees and job applicants. [...]
WASHINGTON >> The digital extortion group known as “ShinyHunters” says it has breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and claims to have stolen data on thousands of FBI employees.
The hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached FBI-related systems and stole data “on all FBI employees and applicants,” including names, home addresses, phone numbers, and information about agents’ spouses. A representative of the group told the outlet: “We hacked the FBI.
The hunter may have become the hunted. ShinyHunters, one of the internet’s most notorious hacking groups, claims it breached the FBI and stole sensitive personal information belonging to nearly every FBI employee, former employee, and job applicant.
The hacking group ShinyHunters claims it has breached the FBI and stolen sensitive information about current and former employees. The group demanded that the agency retract or revise a warning about its methods within a week.
A notorious cybercrime group is claiming they stole more than 2 terabytes of data that includes detailed personal information about thousands of FBI employees and job applicants. Why it matters : Cybercriminals and state-sponsored attackers have penetrated U.S.
By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its networks after a prolific cybercriminal group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen thousands of FBI agents’ personal data, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The FBI said Wednesday that it was investigating a criminal hacking group's claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau's jobs website.
WASHINGTON — The digital extortion group known as ShinyHunters said Tuesday it breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stole data on a huge number of current and former FBI employees. The bureau did not respond to messages seeking comment.
A notorious group of hackers broke into the FBI’s website and obtained a treasure trove of information on the bureau’s “employees and applicants.” “We hacked the FBI,” […]
The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its jobs website. A criminal hacking group claims to have accessed “very sensitive data” on nearly all agents and job applicants. The bureau says in a statement that it's aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating hackers’ claims that they broke into the bureau’s systems and stole thousands of current and former employees’ data, the bureau said in a statement Wednesday.
Infamous hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee and applicant, and defaced the bureau's jobs website to prove it. The hackers claim to have breached the FBI by exploiting Oracle's Peoplesoft platform.
FBIjobs.gov offline on Wednesday as ShinyHunters group claims to have accessed records of agents and applicants The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its jobs website as a criminal hacking group claimed to have accessed “very sensitive data” on nearly all agents and job applicants.
