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Wbur • September 24, 2026

A notorious criminal hacking group says it stole the personal information of thousands of FBI agents and others who applied for a job at the bureau. The FBI says it is investigating the apparent hack, which could have major security implications for the nation’s top law enforcement agency.

Chris Krebs , former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security, joins host Indira Lakshmanan to .

This segment aired on September 24, 2026.

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ShinyHunters Hack Exposes Sensitive FBI Employee Data On September 23, 2026, the FBI disclosed an investigation into a data breach by the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claims to have stolen sensitive personal information of approximately 38,000 FBI employees and job applicants. The stolen data reportedly includes names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and sensitive psychiatric and medical evaluation records. ShinyHunters asserts that they exploited a vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft, used for the FBI's recruitment portal, to access 2 to 3 terabytes of data. The breach poses significant counterintelligence risks, as the data could be valuable to foreign intelligence services. The FBI is actively investigating the breach and has not confirmed the claims regarding the extent of the data compromised. Security experts warn that the exposure of such sensitive information could lead to harassment, swatting, or extortion of FBI personnel. The FBI's jobs portal has been taken offline as a precautionary measure. 81 sources 73

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