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ShinyHunters claims FBI job portal breach, data on thousands of agents leaked

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims to have breached the FBI's job portal, exfiltrating sensitive personal data on nearly all FBI agents, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and spouse details. They provided a sample of 5,000 agents' data as proof. U.S. sources acknowledge the breach as a major failure, but the full scope and authenticity remain unverified.

Ynetabout 4 hours agoUSCredibility 35%View source

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developingCyber3h ago

FBI Employee Data Breach: ShinyHunters Claims Exfiltration via Job Portal

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims to have breached an FBI job portal, exfiltrating sensitive personnel data on thousands of current and former FBI employees and applicants. The FBI is investigating the claims, which include the theft of PII and details on intelligence roles. While the full scope and authenticity of the data remain unverified, samples have reportedly been published, and the FBI's job site was temporarily offline.

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activePoliticsJustice3h ago