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September 23, 2026
ShinyHunters Claims Breach of FBI Employee Database
- ShinyHunters claims to have stolen sensitive data on around 38,000 FBI personnel, including names, roles, badge numbers, and personal details.
- The FBI is actively investigating the breach and assessing whether its systems were compromised or if a third party was involved.
- The group has given the FBI a one-week deadline to retract statements made in a previous public service announcement that labeled them as 'threat actors'.
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- FBI investigating apparent hack of its jobs websiteSep 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM · AP
- FBI investigates after ShinyHunters hackers claim theft of agents' personal dataSep 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM · Fox News
- Cyber group claims it hacked the FBI and stole personal info on 5,000 employeesSep 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM · Independent
- Hackers Say They Stole Thousands of Sensitive F.B.I. Personnel RecordsSep 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM · NYT
- FBI investigating hacking group’s claim of massive breach of agent infoSep 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM · NBC
- Hacking group claims to have stolen thousands of FBI employee recordsSep 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM · Washington Post
- Cybercriminal group claims it stole FBI personnel and applicant dataSep 23, 2026 at 8:59 PM · CBS News
- FBI investigates apparent breach of its employee database by hackersSep 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM · BBC