FBI announces yet another arrest allegedly connected to the FBI Jobs hack

Databreaches •Dissent • October 10, 2026

The FBI is doing another victory dance after arresting someone they allege assisted ShinyHunters with the FBI Jobs attack. Brian Krebs reports: Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI... Source

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FBI Arrests Multiple Suspects Linked to ShinyHunters Data Breach The FBI has arrested several members of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which claimed to have breached the FBI's jobs portal and stolen sensitive data on nearly all employees. The breach, attributed to a vulnerability in Oracle's PeopleSoft software (CVE-2026-35273), exposed personal information of approximately 5,000 FBI personnel. The FBI's investigation revealed that the breach occurred due to a contractor's failure to apply a security patch. Arrests include a Canadian citizen detained in Pennsylvania and a teenager in Jordan cooperating with authorities. The FBI has intensified efforts to dismantle the group, which has reportedly extorted over $70 million from various organizations since 2025. 82 sources 70

FBI announces yet another arrest allegedly connected to the FBI Jobs hack

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