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ShinyHunters Claims Major Breach of FBI Data

ShinyHunters Claims Major Breach of FBI Data

First seen 22 Sep 2026, 19:25 UTC

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ThreatCluster September 22, 2026 at 20:29 UTC
  • ShinyHunters claims to have stolen data on nearly all FBI employees and applicants.
  • The group demands the FBI retract a public warning about their activities within a week.
  • The breach could have serious national security implications due to the sensitive nature of the data.

The hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have breached FBI systems, stealing sensitive data on nearly all FBI employees and applicants. They demand the FBI retract a public warning about their activities within a week, asserting that their actions are not financially motivated. The breach reportedly includes personal information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and details about spouses. ShinyHunters claims to have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle's PeopleSoft, accessing AWS GovCloud servers to exfiltrate between two and three terabytes of data. The FBI's jobs website has been defaced, displaying a notice from ShinyHunters. The authenticity of the stolen data has been partially verified by independent sources, but the FBI has not confirmed the breach. The situation poses significant national security risks, as the exposed data could be used to intimidate or target FBI personnel.

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2026-09-21
ShinyHunters claims to have hacked the FBI
The group asserts they accessed sensitive data on all FBI employees and applicants, threatening to expose it if demands are not met.
404 Media
2026-09-22
FBI jobs website defaced
ShinyHunters defaced the FBI jobs site, claiming it had been seized and displaying a notice of the breach.
Techcrunch
2026-09-22
FBI confirms website outage
The FBI jobs page displayed a 'Scheduled Maintenance Underway' notice, indicating possible connection to the breach claims.
Nextgov

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