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ShinyHunters Breach FBI Job Site, Exfiltrate Employee PII

ShinyHunters claims to have breached the FBI's job site, stealing names, home addresses, social security numbers, and job titles of current and former employees. The group stated the attack was in response to unspecified actions. The breach is unverified but if confirmed, it represents a significant compromise of federal personnel data, with potential for identity theft and espionage.

Telmaabout 16 hours agoUSCredibility 22%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score7.0

Confidence0.3

Significance0.8

Source credibility0.2

Intelligence Tags

#cyberattack #data breach #fbi #shinyhunters #pii #darkweb

Locations

Washington, D.C.

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country

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Part of 2 situations

developingCyber5h ago

ShinyHunters Claims FBI Job Site Breach, Personnel Data Theft

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims to have breached an FBI job site, exfiltrating sensitive personnel data of current and former employees and applicants. While the FBI confirms an investigation and the site's temporary defacement/offline status, the full extent and authenticity of the data theft remain unverified. The group alleges the use of an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day and has published unverified samples on the dark web.

↑ escalating·↑9 signals·USScore 5.1

activePoliticsJustice4h ago